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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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INL reports findings on unusual quantum behavior of plutonium
Scientists at Idaho National Laboratory have discovered that plutonium hexaboride (PuB6) displays a type of unusual quantum property called a topological Kondo insulating state. Materials with this property are neither typical electricity conductors nor regular insulators. Rather, they have exterior surfaces that strongly conduct electricity and interiors that block electricity.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, June 9, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EDT|7
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Staff Producer:
Jay Bogardus (American Nuclear Society)
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Preliminary Results from In-Pile Transient Boiling Experiments at the TREAT Facility
R. Christensen (Univ. of Idaho), K. Terrill (Univ. of Idaho), N. Brown (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), R. Hernandez (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), D. Wachs (INL), R. Armstrong (INL), A. Fleming (INL), N. Woolstenhulme (INL), C. Folsom (INL), C. Jensen (INL)
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Informing Transient Testing of Fuel Designs for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
Robert Kile (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), Kurt A. Terrani (ORNL), Gokul Vasudevamurthy (ORNL), Aaron J. Wysocki (ORNL), Daniel Schappel (ORNL)
Strontium Diffusivity in IG-110 Graphite Using a Time-Release Method
Taylor Mae Weilert (Univ. of Missouri)
Establishing Maximal Core Excess Reactivity Envelope for TREAT Test Vehicle Insertion
James R. Parry (INL), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (INL), John D. Bess (INL)
HFIR Irradiation Testing Supporting the Transformational Challenge Reactor
R. H. Howard (ORNL), K. A. Terrani (ORNL), T. S. Byun (ORNL), X. Hu (ORNL), P. Champlin (ORNL), K. D. Linton (ORNL), A. G. Le Coq (ORNL)
