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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program
It has been about three months since the Department of Energy named 10 companies for its new Reactor Pilot Program, which maps out how the DOE would meet the goal announced by executive order in May of having three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.
Technical Session|Special Topics
Monday, August 21, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Dupont
Session Chair:
Shuichiro Miwa
Alternate Chair:
Philippe M. Bardet
Session Organizer:
Caleb S. Brooks
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Validation in Water of a New Methodology for the Vibrational Analysis of Rotating Components in a High-Density Fluid
1:30–1:50PM EDT
Kamiel Ceusters (Ghent Univ.), Michiel Van Damme (Ghent Univ.), Henri Dolfen (Ghent Univ.), Nicolas Delaissé (Ghent Univ.), Tom Verstraete (Ghent Univ.), Joris Degroote (Ghent Univ.), Kirill Makhov (SCK CEN), Mikhail Iarmonov (SCK CEN), Katrien Van Tichelen (SCK CEN)
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Sensor Selection for the Measurement of Fuel Plate Deflections
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Michael Legatt (Oregon State), Aaron Weiss (Oregon State), Trevor Kent Howard (Oregon State), Wade Marcum (Oregon State), Cezary Bojanowski (ANL), Guanyi Wang (ANL), Andrew Hebden (ANL)
Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of University of Missouri Research Reactor Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel Element
2:10–2:30PM EDT
Guanyi Wang (ANL), Cezary Bojanowski (ANL), Wilson Cowherd (ANL), Walid Mohamed (ANL), Erik Wilson (ANL), Maria Pinilla (University of Missouri-Columbia Research Reactor)
PWR Nuclear Fuel Rod Flow Induced Vibration Simulation Using VITRAN Code for Hexagonal Fuel Assembly
2:30–2:50PM EDT
Alireza Mofidi (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Roger Y. Lu (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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