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LLNL, Ampera partner to develop thorium-based TRISO fuel
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has formed a strategic partnership with Ampera to develop the company’s nuclear fuel concept through a project named THUNDER, for Thorium Unimodal Droplet Ejection for Reactors.
The focus of THUNDER is fabricating TRISO made with kernels of thorium rather than the usual uranium. LLNL and Ampera will evaluate and optimize liquid metal–jetting technology to produce highly uniform, spherical kernels of thorium-232 for later processing into TRISO fuel.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Houston/Kansas City
Session Chair:
Diego Mandelli
Alternate Chair:
Michelle Bensi
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Co-located with Integrated Energy System
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Wen-Chi Cheng (INL), Kurt G. Vedros (INL), Cody Parkinson (INL)
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Risk Analysis of Large Thermal Extraction from a Nuclear Power Plant: FMEA and PRA of Greater than 25% Steam Extraction
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Wen-Chi Cheng (INL), Robby Christian (INL), Courtney Otani (INL)
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) of a PEM Electrolyzer for Hydrogen Production at a Nuclear Power Plant
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Samantha E. Wismer (Univ. Maryland), Ahmad Al-Douri (University of Oklahoma), Victoriia Grabovetska (Univ. Maryland), Katrina M. Groth (Univ. Maryland)
