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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
Technical Session|Panel
Wednesday, February 10, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EST
Session Chair:
Patrick J. Berry
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Frank J. Giannone
Session Producer:
Will Searight
The Operator Licensing Panel for CONTE 2021 will include key members of the NRC, INPO and industry who will participate in a discussion fueled by a question-and-answer format. Participants will have open-forum access to the panel to address issues, questions, concerns, and challenges related to the topical area. Topics may include some or all of the following: • Recent revisions to NUREG-1021 • Planned revisions to Operator Knowledge and Ability Catalogs (NUREG-1122 and -1123) • Recent operator examination experience and issues • Industry items of interest
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