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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Deep Space: The new frontier of radiation controls
In commercial nuclear power, there has always been a deliberate tension between the regulator and the utility owner. The regulator fundamentally exists to protect the worker, and the utility, to make a profit. It is a win-win balance.
From the U.S. nuclear industry has emerged a brilliantly successful occupational nuclear safety record—largely the result of an ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) process that has driven exposure rates down to what only a decade ago would have been considered unthinkable. In the U.S. nuclear industry, the system has accomplished an excellent, nearly seamless process that succeeds to the benefit of both employee and utility owner.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom B
Session Chair:
Elia Merzari (Penn State)
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Experimental Investigation of a Scaled-Down MSR Drain System for Hydrodynamic Performance Evaluation
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Joo Hyung Seo (UNIST), Ji H. Kim (HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION NewEnergy Division), Sang J. Kim (HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION NewEnergy Division), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
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Analysis of MSR Fuel Salt Drain System Through MARS Simulation of Scaled Experiments
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Woonho Jeong (HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION), Sangjin Kim (HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION), Seul B. Park (HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION), Ji H. Kim (HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION)
Towards a High-Fidelity Model of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Rok Krpan (TAMU), Carlo Fiorina (TAMU), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Cole A. Gentry (Univ. Texas, Austin), Jean C. Ragusa (TAMU)
An Anisotropic Method for Modeling Contact Thermal Resistance in CHT Simulations of PBRs
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Dezhi Dai (ANL), Haomin Yuan (ANL), Prasad Vegendla (ANL), Adrian Tentner (ANL)
Numerical Database for Simulation of a 67-Pebble Bed
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Michael J. Seneca (Penn State University), Haomin Yuan (ANL), Adrian Tentner (ANL), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
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