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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Nominations open for CNTA awards
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness is accepting nominations for its Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award and its Nuclear Service Award. Nominations for both awards must be submitted by August 1.
The awards will be presented this fall as part of the CNTA’s annual Edward Teller Lecture event.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Monday, June 8, 2020|3:30–5:15PM EDT
Session Chair:
Benjamin R. Betzler
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Alternate Chair:
Florent Heidet
Staff Producer:
Susan Gallier (American Nuclear Society)
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Design Downselection for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
B. J. Ade (ORNL), A. J. Wysocki (ORNL), P. C. Chesser (ORNL), M. S. Greenwood (ORNL), P. L. Wang (ORNL), N. D. See (ORNL), X. Hu (ORNL), K. A. Terrani (ORNL), B. R. Betzler (ORNL)
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Power Level Downselection for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
K. A. Terrani (ORNL), B. R. Betzler (ORNL), B. J. Ade (ORNL), A. J. Wysocki (ORNL), P. K. Jain (ORNL), M. S. Greenwood (ORNL), J. D. Rader (ORNL), J. J. W. Heineman (ORNL), R. F. Kile (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), N. R. Brown (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville)
Control Element Design for the Transformational Challenge Reactor (TCR)
J. R. Burns (ORNL), B. R. Betzler (ORNL), B. Ade (ORNL), F. Heidet (ANL), A. Bergeron (ANL)
Transformational Challenge Reactor Moderator Material Selection to Achieve Fuel Minimization
P. Vegendla (ANL), A. Bergeron (ANL), F. Heidet (ANL), B. R. Betzler (ORNL), B. J. Ade (ORNL), S. Mohanty (ANL)
Thermal Neutron Scattering Measurements of YHx for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
Chris W. Chapman (ORNL), Xunxiang Hu (ORNL), Jesse Brown (ORNL), Goran Arbanas (ORNL), Alexander I. Kolesnikov (ORNL), Yongqiang Cheng (ORNL), Luke Daemen (ORNL)
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