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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Educators learn about Oak Ridge’s nuclear career opportunities
Nearly 300 public school teachers, career counselors, and school administrators from 11 middle and high schools in the Oak Ridge region of Tennessee recently attended a nuclear opportunities workshop. The event was held to provide information about careers available for students in the years ahead related to the cleanup mission of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Monday, June 12, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|Marriott 1
Session Chair:
Aaron S. Epiney
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa
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Transient CHF Analysis Within TREAT Using RELAP5-3D
3:15–3:35PM EDT
Nicholas A. Meehan (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Charles P. Folsom (INL)
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An Introduction to Microreactor Licensing Basis Events
3:35–3:55PM EDT
Alexander J. Huning (ORNL), Steven A. Arndt (ORNL), Jason A. Christensen (INL)
Practical Lessons from Revisiting the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
3:55–4:15PM EDT
Ali Ayoub (MIT), Haruko Wainwright (MIT)
Fuel Salt Sampling and Enriching Technology Design Development Update -- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and Safeguardability Checklist Analysis
4:15–4:35PM EDT
Megan Harkema (Vanderbilt Univ.), Steve Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Paul Marotta (Vanderbilt Univ.)
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