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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
Technical Session|Safety, Security, and Regulatory Compliance
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 4
Session Chair:
Chandrakanth Bolisetti (INL)
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A System Objectives-Based Proposal for Modeling Resilience in Nuclear Power Plant Operations
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Vincent Philip Paglioni (Colorado State)
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Review of Hazards and Accidentology of an Integrated Energy Systems to Nuclear Power Plant Safety
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Robby Christian (INL), Courtney M. Otani (INL), Kurt Vedros (INL), Wen-Chi Cheng (INL), Ronald L. Gonzales (INL)
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Preliminary Risk Analysis of Nuclear Co-Located Hydrogen and Syngas Production
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Robby Christian (INL), Courtney M. Otani (INL), Kurt Vedros (INL), Austin M. Glover (Sandia)
Experience on Regulating Shutdown Cooling System of RHR During Chinshan Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning in Taiwan
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Yu-Jen Huang (Nuclear Safety Commission), Yih-Chyun Tzang (Nuclear Safety Commission), Ming-Tong Hsu (Nuclear Safety Commission), Wei-Wu Chao (Nuclear Safety Commission), Bin Kao (Nuclear Safety Commission)
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