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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|10:00AM–12:05PM EDT|Beach Room
Session Chair:
Radu Pomirleanu (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Alternate Chair:
Jennifer W. Baker
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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High-Burnup BWR LOCA Burst Analysis Framework Development
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Ian Greenquist (ORNL), Nathan Capps (ORNL), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL), Aaron Wysocki (ORNL), Shane Henderson (ORNL), Robert Salko Jr. (ORNL), Baris Sarikaya (Constellation), James Tusar (Constellation), Ian Porter (GE Vernova Inc)
Paper
Neutronic Performance Analysis of 60 MWe Small Modular Reactor Core with LEU+ Fuels and GdN Coating Burnable Absorbers
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Seung Hyeon Choi (Hanyang Univ.), Ser Gi Hong (Hanyang Univ.)
Cycle Optimization for a 4-loop PWR Using Multicycle Constraint Annealing
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Zachary D. Bevans (NCSU), Aidan Furlong (NCSU), Scott P. Palmtag (NCSU)
Neutronic Analysis for Accident Tolerant Fuel and Control Rod Loaded APR- 1400 with STREAM/RAST-K 2.0 code
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Eun Jeong (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Presented by Dongmin Yun (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
PWR Reload Core Design and Licensing Strategies for HALEU and High Burnup
11:40AM–12:05PM EDT
Bradley Balltrip (Southern Nuclear Co.), Matthew Leonard (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Radu Pomirleanu (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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