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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Researchers use one-of-a-kind expertise and capabilities to test fuels of tomorrow
At the Idaho National Laboratory Hot Fuel Examination Facility, containment box operator Jake Maupin moves a manipulator arm into position around a pencil-thin nuclear fuel rod. He is preparing for a procedure that he and his colleagues have practiced repeatedly in anticipation of this moment in the hot cell.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, June 13, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|Marriott 10
Session Chair:
Michael R. Tonks
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Spatial Features from Coaxial In-Situ Melt Pool Signals for Laser Powder Bed Fusion
10:00–10:20AM EDT
Charlie Owen (Purdue), Anant Raj (Purdue), Benjamin Stegman (Purdue), Hany Abdel-Khalik (Purdue), Xinghang Zhang (Purdue), John W. Sutherland (Purdue)
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Exploring Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing to Produce Nuclear Relevant Components
10:20–10:40AM EDT
Caleb Massey (ORNL), Mackenzie Ridley (ORNL), Ben Garrison (ORNL), Yong Yan (ORNL), Christian Petrie (ORNL), Andrew Nelson (ORNL)
In-Situ Synchrotron Diffraction Dislocation and Texture Characterization of UAM Zr
10:40–11:00AM EDT
Peter A. Mouche (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Caleb P. Massey (ORNL), Laura M. Jamison (ANL), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL), Heather M. Connaway (ANL), Abdellatif M. Yacout (ANL)
High-Temperature Furnace Testing of Structural Materials for Space Reactor Systems
11:00–11:20AM EDT
William Searight (Penn State), Leigh Winfrey (SUNY Maritime College)
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