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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|New and Advanced Reactors
Monday, August 21, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Embassy
Session Chair:
Rui Hu
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Emre Tatli (Westinghouse)
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Post-Test Analysis of SIRIO Facility Data by System Thermal-Hydraulic Codes for LFR Application
1:30–1:50PM EDT
T. Del Moro (Sapienza Univ. Rome), F. Giannetti (Sapienza Univ. Rome), G. Khalil Youssef (Sapienza Univ. Rome), P. Lorusso (ENEA), M. Caramello (Ansaldo Nucleare), M. Cauzzi (SIET), M. Tarantino (ENEA)
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Experimental Research of the MYRRHA Primary Pump Hydraulic Characteristics at a Reduced Scale
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Mikhail Iarmonov (SCK CEN), Katrien V. Tichelen (SCK CEN)
Asymmetric Decay Heat Removal in MYRRHA: Experiments in the E-SCAPE Facility
2:10–2:30PM EDT
J. Pacio (SCK CEN), R. Serrano Diogo (SCK CEN), K. Van Tichelen (SCK CEN)
Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of the FFTF LOFWOS Transient with the SPECTRA Code
2:30–2:50PM EDT
F. Alcaro (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group), M.M. Stempniewicz (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group)
Presented by Fajar Sri Lestari Pangukir (NRG)
Multiscale Effects in Sodium Fast Reactors: Feedback from the Open Phase of the FFTF LOFWOS-13 Test
2:50–3:10PM EDT
Antoine Gerschenfeld (CEA), Yannick Gorsse (CEA), Simon Li (CEA)