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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|Fuel Management
Tuesday, July 22, 2025|2:30–3:45PM EDT|Beach Room
Session Chair:
Duncan E. Robinson
Alternate Chair:
Thomas Kindred
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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Extended Fuel Cycle Optimization of a Generic B&W PWR Using Gadolinia Burnable Poison Only
2:30–2:55PM EDT
Zachary D. Bevans (NCSU), Scott P. Palmtag (NCSU)
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Safety Analysis Technical Considerations for Achieving PWR Cycle Extensions: Part I
2:55–3:20PM EDT
Tom Kindred (Southern Nuclear), Sam Lafountain (Southern Nuclear), Tim Collart (Southern Nuclear), Kevin Barber (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Simple Models for Predicting the Feed Assembly Need and Assembly Burnup in Boiling Water Reactors
3:20–3:45PM EDT
Rasmus Renberg (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), Erik Dalborg (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)
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