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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Study mapping U-10Zr porosity informs metallic fuel design
Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have conducted a three-dimensional study of irradiated U-10Zr—uranium alloyed with 10 percent zirconium—across key radial regions, providing new insights into how the material swells, transfers heat, and interacts with the fuel cladding.
U-10Zr was extensively tested in historical sodium-cooled fast reactors and is now attracting attention for use in next-generation advanced reactors.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|3:15–5:40PM PDT|Huntington B/C
Session Chair:
Arnie Lumsdaine (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Leigh Winfrey
Session Organizer:
Paul W. Humrickhouse (ORNL)
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Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) High Heat-Flux Microwave Absorbers Design, Manufacture, and Articles Test
Muhammad A. Hussain (ORNL), Vivek Rao (ORNL), Nathan Branch (ORNL), Travis Gray (ORNL), Adam Kubik (ORNL), Adam M. Aaron (ORNL), Kirby Logan (ORNL), Stephen Stewart (ORNL), Arnold Lumsdaine (ORNL), Guy S. Showers (Penn State), Ryan L. Romesberg (Penn State), Douglas E. Wolfe (Penn State)
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Performance Comparison of Helium and sCO2 as Coolants for Modular Finger-Type Divertors
Michael L. Lanahan (Georgia Tech), Said I. Abdel-Khalik (Georgia Tech), Minami Yoda (Georgia Tech)
Qualification and Commissioning of Helium Flow Loop Experiment for Blanket Design Measurements
Cody S. Wiggins (ORNL), Dennis L. Youchison (ORNL), Fayaz Rasheed (ORNL), Charles E. Kessel (ORNL), Monica Gehrig (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Michael Harper (ORNL), Adam J. Carroll (ORNL), Dean McGinnis (ORNL), Michael Morrow (ORNL), Chase Joslin (ORNL)
Thermohydraulic Design Analysis of the Target Assembly for the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment Facility
Adrian S. Sabau (ORNL), Aftab Hussain (ORNL), Adam M. Aaron (ORNL), Federico Gallo (ORNL)
Ball Milling -- A Low-Cost, High-Throughput Analog for Tritium-Aging of Hydrides?
George K. Larsen (SRNL)
Influence of Microstructure on the Absorption of Tritium into Gold-Plated 316 Stainless Steel
Matthew Sharpe (Univ. Rochester), W. T. Shmayda (Univ. Rochester)
Direct Investigation of Hydrogen Isotope Permeation in Group V Metals & Alloys
Kacie A. Breeding (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Steven J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)