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August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NN Asks: Is the U.S. ready for nuclear construction to accelerate?
Craig Stover
Yes, but . . .
The United States is better positioned today for nuclear construction than it has been in decades. Some of that comes from the experience gained at Vogtle and V.C. Summer. I was part of the team that helped start the V.C. Summer project in 2008, and at that time we were trying to build a nuclear construction workforce from scratch. We learned a lot through that effort, and many of those lessons learned have since been studied, documented, and shared.
The nuclear industry is also benefiting from the wave of investment that started growing around 2020. Over the last five or six years, there has been a serious effort across the country to get ready for new nuclear builds. The U.S. government and the private sector are investing billions of dollars in new nuclear. Much of that work is happening before widespread commercial deployment contracts are signed. This is real, and we need to prepare.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|12:00–1:45PM EDT
Session Chair:
Simon M. Pimblott
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Rick Michal (ANS)
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Emulation of Fast Reactor Irradiated 21Cr32Ni Model Alloy using Dual-Ion Beam
Muhammet Ayanoglu (Pennsylvania State Univ.), Arthur T. Motta (Pennsylvania State Univ.)
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Comparison of Calculated and Measured Performance of an Optical Fiber Based Gamma Thermometer
Anthony Birri (Ohio State Univ.), Christian Petrie (ORNL), Kelly McCary (INL), Thomas E. Blue (The Ohio State Univ.)
Experimental Validation of an Eddy Current Flow Meter Simulation
Greg Kinzler (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Heng Ban (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
Reference — Updated Summary
Effect of Core Material Properties on Wireless Power Transmission in Nuclear Reactors
Raza Sheikh (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Jerry Potts (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Paul Cox (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Heng Ban (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
Temperature Effect Uncertainty Analysis of a Mutual Inductance Level Sensor for use in Metallic Environments
Duane DiCenzo (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Brady Cameron (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Teddy Kent (ANL), Heng Ban (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
