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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Study mapping U-10Zr porosity informs metallic fuel design
Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have conducted a three-dimensional study of irradiated U-10Zr—uranium alloyed with 10 percent zirconium—across key radial regions, providing new insights into how the material swells, transfers heat, and interacts with the fuel cladding.
U-10Zr was extensively tested in historical sodium-cooled fast reactors and is now attracting attention for use in next-generation advanced reactors.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fundamental Irradiation Damage
Monday, December 11, 2023|3:10–4:50PM CST|Galerie 6
Session Chair:
Maylise Nastar (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA))
Alternate Chair:
Flyura Djurabekova (Univ. Helsinki)
Track Organizers:
Steve Zinkle (University of Tennessee & Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Mitra Taheri (Johns Hopkins University)
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Data-Driven Pseudo Real-Time Analysis of Defect Evolution
3:10–3:50PM CST
K. Burns (Univ. Virginia), E.J. Lang (Univ. New Mexico), C.A. Kohnert (LANL), K. Hattar (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Paper
Understanding Bias and Error in Human and Machine Learning Quantification of Swelling in Irradiated Materials
3:50–4:10PM CST
Gabriella Bruno (Univ. Michigan), Matthew J. Lynch (Univ. Michigan), Ryan Jacobs (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Nicholas Clancy (Univ. Michigan), Dane D. Morgan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kevin G. Field (Univ. Michigan)
Microstructure Evolutions of Nuclear Materials Under Ion Beam Irradiations Using the Michigan In-situ Ion Irradiation Facility
4:10–4:30PM CST
K. Sun (Univ. Michigan), F. Naab (Univ. Michigan), K.G. Field (Univ. Michigan), G.S. Was (Univ. Michigan)
Comparison of Radiation Effects in Harvested Stainless Steel Baffle Former Bolts and HFIR Irradiated Wrought and Additively-Manufactured Stainless Steel
4:30–4:50PM CST
T.G. Lach (ORNL), M.N. Gussev (ORNL), T.S. Byun (ORNL), A.G. LeCoq (ORNL), K.D. Linton (ORNL), X. Chen (ORNL)
