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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
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 NCSD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|10:40–11:20AM EDT|Florida/Illinois
Session Chair:
Walid A. Metwally
Alternate Chair:
Lon E. Paulson
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Presentation of the two summaries in the NCS Issues Related to HALEU session will be preceded by the presentation of two summaries in the ANS-8 Standards session.
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The Deimos Experiment: Advanced Reactor Testbed
10:40–11:00AM EDT
Theresa Cutler (LANL), Justin Lee (LANL), Erik Luther (LANL), Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL), Kristin Stolte (LANL), Holly Trellue (LANL), Nicholas Wynne (LANL)
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Optimization of Deimos Design and Advanced Modeling Techniques
11:00–11:20AM EDT
Kristin Stolte (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL), Holly Trellue (LANL), Colin Josey (LANL)
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