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Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NextGen MURR Working Group established in Missouri
The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators has created the NextGen MURR Working Group to serve as a strategic advisory body for the development of the NextGen MURR (University of Missouri Research Reactor).
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, June 13, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Marriott 10
Session Chair:
Annabelle Le Coq
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Preliminary Analysis of Reactivity Initiated Accident Separate Effects Mechanical Tests on Chromium-Coated Zirconium Cladding
1:00–1:20PM EDT
Jennifer I. Espersen (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Ben E. Garrison (ORNL), Kory Linton (ORNL), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Microstructural Evolution of Zr-702 Under Rapid Heating Profiles
1:20–1:40PM EDT
Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Caleb King (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Christian England (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos E. Castano (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Rapid Temperature Excursions and Dry Air Cooling of Zircaloy-4
1:40–2:00PM EDT
Caleb King (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Christian England (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos E. Castano (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Analysis of Accident Tolerant Fuel Design in Light Water Reactors
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Una Baker (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Khang Nguyen (NCSU), Jason Hou (NCSU), Yong-Joon Choi (INL)
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