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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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WIPP’s SSCVS: A breath of fresh air
This spring, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced that it had achieved a major milestone by completing commissioning of the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS) facility—a new, state-of-the-art, large-scale ventilation system at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the DOE’s geologic repository for defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in New Mexico.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 13, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Malibu
Session Chair:
Annabelle Le Coq (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Troy Munro
Session Organizer:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Compatibility of 316H in Static and Flowing FLiBe and FLiNaK Salts at 550°-650°C
D. Sulejmanovic (ORNL), B.A. Pint (ORNL), M. Lance (ORNL), Y.F. Su (ORNL), J.R. Keiser (ORNL)
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Analysis of High Nickel Alloys Partially Submerged in a Ternary Chloride Salt
Aaron Overacker (Univ. New Mexico), Kenneth Armijo (Sandia), Dimitri Madden (Sandia), Patrick Burton (Sandia), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
Development of Crystal Whisker Structures in Ternary Molten Chloride Salt Exposed Haynes 230
Dimitri Madden (Sandia), Aaron Overacker (Sandia), Kenneth M. Armijo (Sandia), Patrick Burton (Sandia)
A Combined Experimental-Computational Approach to Design Corrosion Resistant Alloys for Molten Salt Reactors
R. Pillai (ORNL), C. Parker (ORNL), D. Sulejmanovic (ORNL), B.A. Pint (ORNL)
Design of Natural Circulation Molten Salt Loop to Study Long-Term Corrosion Effects of NaF-BeF2 on SS316H in Argon Glovebox Environment
Michael A. Borrello (Univ. California, Berkeley), Christian M. Sclafani (Univ. California, Berkeley), Raluca O. Scarlat (Univ. California, Berkeley)
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