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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Contractor selected for Belgian LLW/ILW facility
Brussels-based construction group Besix announced that is has been chosen by the Belgian agency for radioactive waste management ONDRAF/NIRAS for construction of the country’s surface disposal facility for low- and intermediate-level short-lived nuclear waste in Dessel.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 14, 2021|3:15–5:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Kallie E. Metzger
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Janet Davis (ANS)
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Utility of EBR-II Benchmark Model to Enable MOX Fuel Pin Characterization
John D. Bess (INL), Chad L. Pope (Idaho State Univ.), Andrew S. Chipman (INL), Colby B. Jensen (INL)
Paper
Current Status of HFIR Irradiation Testing Supporting the Transformational Challenge Reactor
A.G. Le Coq (ORNL), K.D. Linton (ORNL), T. S. Byun (ORNL), X. Hu (ORNL), A.M. Schrell (ORNL), K. A. Terrani (ORNL)
Steam Oxidation Performance of Uranium Mononitride during Thermal Ramp and Isothermal Conditions
Elizabeth S. Sooby (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio), Brian A. Brigham (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio), Geronimo Robles (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio), Zachary Acosta (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio), Joshua T. White (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio)
Development of an Innovative Sample Preparation Technique for Select Layers and Layer Interfaces of TRISO Particles
Tanner Mauseth (Idaho State Univ.), Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar (Idaho State Univ.), Daniel LaBrier (Idaho State Univ.), Scott McBeath (Idaho State Univ.), Isabella van Rooyen (INL)
Performance of FeCrAl Accident Tolerant Fuel Cladding under Reactivity Insertion Accident Condition Testing
B. Garrison (ORNL), M. Gussev (ORNL), K. Linton (ORNL)
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