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Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Legislators look to advance nuclear power in the Lone Star State
Texas lawmakers are considering legislative action this session on recommendations made last November by the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group.
Senate Bill 1105 calls for the establishment of a state-run advanced nuclear energy authority, a state permitting office, and an advanced nuclear innovation fund. Republican state Sen. Tan Parker introduced the bill.
Nuclear footprint: Texas currently has two large nuclear plants—Commanche Peak and South Texas Project—comprising four reactors that supplied nearly 10 percent of the state’s power last year.
Small modular reactors are also planned in Texas. Dow Chemical and X-energy are targeting a cluster of SMRs to support Dow’s manufacturing site in Seadrift on the Gulf Coast. At Abeline Christian University, about 200 miles west of Dallas, Natura Resources plans to install a test reactor using molten-salt cooling.
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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