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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|Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Embassy
Session Chair:
Joshua Kaizer (USNRC)
Session Organizers:
Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel)
Alternate Chair:
W. David Pointer
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Comparative Analyses of the QUENCH Experiments L3HT and ATF-1 on High Temperature Oxidation Mechanisms Using AC²
1:30–1:50PM EDT
Gregor T. Stahlberg (Ruhr-Univ. Bochum), Christoph Bratfisch (Ruhr-Univ. Bochum), Marco K. Koch (Ruhr-Univ. Bochum)
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Simulation of Wall Condensation in a Large Amount of Non-Condensable Gases Condition Using the SPACE Code
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Jong Hyuk Lee (KAERI), Kwi Seok Ha (KAERI), Seung Wook Lee (KAERI)
System Level Modeling of a Generic Pebble Bed High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (PB-HTGR) with SAM and Griffin
2:10–2:30PM EDT
Zhiee Jhia Ooi (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL), Thanh Hua (ANL), Jun Fang (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
Validation of System Analysis Module Axial Mixing Model for Thermal Stratification and Mixing Application in the Upper Plenum of a Liquid Metal Reactor
2:30–2:50PM EDT
Molly Ross (Purdue), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue), Ling Zou (ANL)
Experimental Investigation and Numerical Validation of Natural Convection in Molten Salt
2:50–3:10PM EDT
J. Reis (TAMU), J. Seo (TAMU), Y. Hassan (TAMU)