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NextGen MURR Working Group established in Missouri
The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators has created the NextGen MURR Working Group to serve as a strategic advisory body for the development of the NextGen MURR (University of Missouri Research Reactor).
Technical Session|Modeling and Simulation
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Kevin Han (NCSU)
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Verification of Mini-Reactor Minor-Actinide Proliferation Resistant Fuel with Burnable Gadolinia in Once-Through Operation Cycle Performance
3:15–3:35PM MDT
J.D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), G.S. Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), P. Moo (JFoster & Assoc.), J. Foster (JFoster & Assoc.)
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Investigating the Reliability of Machine Learning Predictions: Proposed Alterations to the DARE Model
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Ben Manavi (Colorado State), Edward Chen (INL), Vincent Philip Paglioni (Colorado State)
Thermal-Hydraulics Characterization of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface-Based Nuclear Fuel
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Smruti S. Shah (TAMU), Casey J. Jesse (INL), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (INL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
Alternatives to MARVEL Power Conversion -- Comparison of Stirling Engine Thermal Efficiency and Design to Other Power Conversion Cycles
4:15–4:35PM MDT
M.W. Patterson (INL), Michael McKellar (Univ. Idaho)
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Model-Based Approaches to Generating Knowledge from Data in a Plant Reliability Context
4:35–4:55PM MDT
D. Mandelli (INL), C. Wang (INL), V. Agarwal (INL), C. Godbole (INL), J. Cogliati (INL)
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