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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|State
Session Chair:
Wen-Chi Cheng (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Brian Greene (Johnson Service Group)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Grid Dispatchable Electricity from Nuclear Hydrogen Production for Industrial Facilities
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Charles W. Forsberg (MIT), John Parsons (MIT)
Paper
Development Solid Oxide Electrolysis Models Using MATLB/Simulink and Parametric Study with Electrochemical Models for Nuclear Hydrogen Production
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Jiwon Ahn (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Hyoung Kyu Cho (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Modeling and Simulation of High Temperature Electrolysis for Nuclear Hydrogen Production
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Manjur R. Basnet (Utah State University), Austin Gardiner (Utah State University), Hailei Wang (Utah State University)
Risk Analysis of Nuclear Co-located Hydrogen and Syngas Production
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Robby Christian (INL), Courtney Otani (INL), Kurt G. Vedros (INL)
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Development of Safety Analysis Framework for a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Integrated Energy System (IES) for Hydrogen Production
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Emily V. Meilus (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Isabelle Lindsay (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jamie B. Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
