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Thompson Igunma’s UF-INL research is creating unique models for molten salt reactors
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American Nuclear Society member Thompson Odion Igunma is a doctoral candidate in materials science and engineering at the University of Florida (UF) conducting research in collaboration with the Computational Mechanics and Materials Group at Idaho National Laboratory. His work focuses on advanced modeling of the complex interplay between molten salt corrosion, irradiation, and changes in alloy microstructure.
“I see molten salt reactors as a pivotal part of the next generation of nuclear energy,” Igunma said. “Their unique combination of safety, efficiency, and fuel flexibility makes them ideally suited to complement renewables in a low-carbon energy mix.”
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Monday, July 17, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|Rotunda
Session Chair:
Pradeep Ramuhalli
Alternate Chair:
Hongbin Sun
Session Organizer:
Jamie B. Coble
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Enhanced Video-Level Anomaly Feature Detection for Nuclear Power Plant Component Inspections Using the Latency Mechanism
3:15–3:40PM EDT
Zhouxiang Fei (Univ. Strathclyde), Graeme M. West (Univ. Strathclyde), Paul Murray (Univ. Strathclyde), Gordon Dobie (Univ. Strathclyde)
Presented by Andrew Young (University of Strathclyde)
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PVC Detection in Sellafield Repackaging Procedures via Hyperspectral Imaging
3:40–4:05PM EDT
Jaime Zabalza (Univ. Strathclyde), Paul Murray (Univ. Strathclyde), Stephen Marshall (Univ. Strathclyde), Jinchang Ren (Robert Gordon Univ.), Robert Bernard (Sellafield), Steve Hepworth (Sellafield)
Automated X-ray Classification of Special Nuclear Materials as an Operator Aid
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Andrew Campbell (Univ. Strathclyde), Jaime Zabalza (Univ. Strathclyde), Paul Murray (Univ. Strathclyde), Stephen Marshall (Univ. Strathclyde), Neil Cockbain (National Nuclear Laboratory), Douglas Offin (National Nuclear Laboratory), Gareth Myers (Sellafield), Robert Bernard (Sellafield)
Classification of Ultrasonic B-Scan Images from Welding Defects Using a Convolutional Neural Network
4:30–4:55PM EDT
Hongbin Sun (ORNL), Richard Jacob (PNNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL)
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