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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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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 Nuclear Fuel Cycles
Wednesday, December 13, 2023|10:00–11:40AM CST|Galerie 6
Session Chair:
Adam Burak (Univ. Michigan)
Alternate Chair:
Sarah C. Finkeldei (Univ. California, Irvine)
Track Organizers:
Jie Lian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Yong Yang (Univ. Florida)
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High Temperature Structures, Oxidation, and Thermodynamics of Uranium Nitride and Uranium Carbide
10:00–10:40AM CST
Xiaofeng Guo (Washington State), Vitaliy Goncharov (Washington State), Juejing Liu (Washington State), Arjen van Veelen (LANL), Emma Carlsen (Washington State), Sam Karcher (Washington State), John McCloy (Washington State), Hongwu Xu (LANL), Joshua White (LANL)
Paper
Irradiation-Enhanced Diffusion in Advanced Ceramic Nuclear Fuels
10:40–11:20AM CST
M.W.D. Cooper (LANL), A. Schneider (LANL), C. Matthews (LANL), V. Kocevski (LANL), J. Rizk (LANL), D.A. Andersson (LANL)
Contact Angle of Molten Fluoride Salts on Graphite: A Parametric Study
11:20–11:40AM CST
L. Vergari (Univ. California, Berkeley), Z. Falkowski (Univ. California, Berkeley), M. Dennis (Univ. California, Berkeley), R. O. Scarlat (Univ. California, Berkeley)
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