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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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MIT Maritime Consortium wins ABS approval
Maritime classification and certification organization the American Bureau of Shipping has granted its approval in principle (AIP) for the integration of a nuclear reactor into a cargo vessel propulsion system, as developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Maritime Consortium. This is the first AIP to be granted to a technology developed through the consortium, which includes founding members MIT, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, and Capital Maritime Group.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Advanced/Novel Materials
Monday, December 11, 2023|1:00–2:40PM CST|Galerie 5
Session Chair:
Eric J. Lang (Univ. New Mexico)
Alternate Chair:
Janelle P. Wharry (Purdue)
Track Organizers:
Kevin Field (Univ. Michigan)
Grace Burke (INL)
Benjamin Sutton (EPRI)
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Refractory Composites for Nuclear Environments: Design, Synthesis, and Extreme Environment Testing
1:00–1:40PM CST
E. Lang (Univ. New Mexico), S. Evans (Univ. New Mexico), K. Hattar (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), I. McCue (Northwestern Univ.), M. Cusentino (Sandia), A. Kustas (Sandia)
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Accelerated Design of High-Performance Refractory High Entropy Alloys for Harsh Environments Above 1300 Degree Celsius
1:40–2:00PM CST
Michael C. Gao (National Energy Technology Laboratory), David E. Alman (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Saro San (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Yi Wang (National Energy Technology Laboratory), William Trehern (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Chantal K. Sudbrack (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Paul D. Jablonski (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Vishnu Raghuraman (Carnegie Mellon), Mike Widom (Carnegie Mellon), Saket Thapliyal (ORNL), Michael Kirka (ORNL)
Design and Development of Equi-Atomic Refractory High Entropy Alloys for use in Irradiation Environments
2:00–2:20PM CST
Anilas Karimpilakkal (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Joseph W. Newkirk (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Jason L. Schulthess (INL), Frank Liou (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
Additive Manufacture of Novel Ceramic Dispersion Strengthened Refractory Metals
2:20–2:40PM CST
C.J. Romnes (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), F.L. Reyes Tirado (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), T.J. Hobbs (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), J.W. Sowards (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), O.R. Mireles (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), J.F. Stubbins (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)