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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|Advanced Reactors
Monday, July 21, 2025|2:30–3:45PM EDT|Gulf Room
Session Chair:
Joshua Hykes
Alternate Chair:
Joe Fuel
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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Verification of High Fidelity Calculation of Soluble Boron Free Core for a Small PWR
2:30–2:55PM EDT
Shao Ruizhi (SNERDI), Lou Jijie (SNERDI), Yang Bo (SNERDI), Bi Guangwen (SNERDI), Peng Lianghui (SNERDI), Liu Chanyun (SNERDI)
Paper
Analysis of Fuel Safety Issues in Boron-Free SMRs through Full-Core Simulation: Mitigation through Integrated Core Design and Fuel Analysis
2:55–3:20PM EDT
Chansoo Lee (Seoul National University), Kyuseok Shim (Seoul National University), Jooil Yoon (KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School), Hui-Jeong Jeong (KAERI), Youho Lee (Seoul National University)
Economic Performance of a Low Power Density PWR-style SMR
3:20–3:45PM EDT
F. Ferella (Uppsala Univ.), M. Seidl (Westinghouse Electric Co.), F. Franceschini (Westinghouse Mangiarotti), A. Solders (Uppsala Univ.), C. Gustavsson (Uppsala Univ.), H. Sjostrand (Uppsala Univ.), U. Bergmann (Westinghouse Electric Co.), J. Kierkegaard (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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