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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|Experimental Thermal Hydraulics
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Yue Jin
Alternate Chair:
Jean-Marie Le Corre
Session Organizer:
Xiaodong Sun
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Initial Characterization of Observed Dispersion and Relocation Phenomena During a Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA)
1:30–1:50PM EDT
Sade Danielle Campos (Oregon State), Trevor Kent Howard (Oregon State), Grant Hendrickson (Oregon State), Aaron Weiss (Oregon State), Guillaume Mignot (Oregon State), Wade Marcum (Oregon State)
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Comparison Between High-Resolution Gamma-ray Tomography and Wire-Mesh Sensor for Air-Water Flow in a Rod Bundle Geometry
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Taehwan Ahn (Univ. Michigan), Victor Petrov (Univ. Michigan), Annalisa Manera (Univ. Michigan)
Flow Visualization of a Prototypical Helical Coil Bundle Section Undergoing Flow Induced Vibration
2:10–2:30PM EDT
Noah Sutton (TAMU), Blake R. Maher (TAMU), Rodolfo Vaghetto (TAMU), Yassin Hassan (TAMU)
Experimental Investigation on Distribution of Boric Acid in a Vertical 1x2 Rod Array Channel
2:30–2:50PM EDT
Long Ji (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Xiaojing Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Hui He (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.)
Presentation Video (Visible to Attendees) — long Ji+40864+Experimental investigation on distribution of boric acid in a vertical 1×2 rod array channel