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June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Air Force issues notice to partner with Oklo on microreactor deployment in Alaska
The U.S. Department of Air Force has announced its notice of intent to award advanced nuclear technology company Oklo a contract to pilot a microreactor at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|8:00–9:45AM PDT|El Capitan A
Session Chairs:
Kermit A. Bunde (DOE-ID)
Shauntay Coleman (LLNL)
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Update of the Nuclear Criticality Slide Rule: Review of the Estimation of the Number of Fissions
Matthieu Duluc (IRSN), Johann Herth (IRSN), Tristan Adatte (IRSN), David P. Heinrichs (LLNL), Soon Kim (LLNL), Doug Bowen (ORNL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL), Mathieu Dupont (ORNL)
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Update of the Nuclear Criticality Slide Rule Calculations: Plutonium Systems – Delayed Fission Gamma
Johann Herth (IRSN), Matthieu Duluc (IRSN), Tristan Adatte (IRSN), Dave Heinrichs (LLNL), Soon Kim (LLNL), Doug Bowen (ORNL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL), Mathieu Dupont (ORNL)
CAAS Replacement in Enduring Facilities
Timothy Jackson (Y-12 National Security Complex), James Yugo (Y-12 National Security Complex), Jeff Goodman (Y-12 National Security Complex), Chris Haught (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Pressurized Gases as Neutron Reflectors
Trevor Stewart (LANL), Ning Zhang (LANL)
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