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MARVEL team shares lessons learned through microreactor development
On June 1 at the American Nuclear Society’s Annual Conference in Denver, Colo., a team from Idaho National Laboratory presented a session titled “Lessons Learned from MARVEL Reactor Fabrication.” The presentation highlighted challenges that arose as they moved from design to manufacturing and assembly, with a focus on reactor part fabrication, Stirling engine implementation, and reactivity control system development.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|8:00–9:45AM EDT|Michigan/Texas
Session Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Session Organizer:
This session aims to explore the current progress in the field of AI/ML and Digital Twin in various nuclear technologies, including instrumentation, sensors, and advanced reactors. The discussion will focus on the insights gained from these advancements, as well as the potential gaps that require attention in terms of responsible and explainable AI from a social context perspective.
Syed Bahaudin Alam
Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Hany Abdel-Khalik
Purdue
Ahmad Rashdan
INL
Sandra Bogetic
Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville