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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NRC cuts fees by 50 percent for advanced reactor applicants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced it has amended regulations for the licensing, inspection, special projects, and annual fees it will charge applicants and licensees for fiscal year 2025.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fuels and Actinide Materials
Wednesday, December 13, 2023|10:00–11:40AM CST|Galerie 3
Session Chair:
Christopher Matthews (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
Track Organizers:
Jian Gan (INL)
Michael Tonks (Univ. Florida)
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Characterization of Hydrogen Interaction with High-Density Fuels
10:00–10:20AM CST
Adrian Gonzales (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Elizabeth Sooby (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Scarlett Widgeon Paisner (LANL), Josh White (LANL)
Paper
Modeling of Fission Gas Behavior in Uranium Nitride Fuel
10:20–10:40AM CST
J. Rizk (LANL), C. Matthews (LANL), M. Cooper (LANL), A. Schneider (LANL), A.D. Andersson (LANL)
Thermal Shock Testing of Cermet Fuel UN+Mo/W
10:40–11:00AM CST
A. Broussard (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), D. Zhao (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), E. Kardoulak (LANL), J. Lian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Corrosion Behavior of Doped High-Density Fuels
11:00–11:20AM CST
S. Widgeon Paisner (LANL), B. Gong (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), J. Lian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), J.T. White (LANL)
UO2-Liquid Metal Suspension Fuel Concept
11:20–11:40AM CST
Ian Greenquist (ORNL), Marie Romedenne (ORNL)
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