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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|Advanced Reactors
Tuesday, October 8, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 4
Session Chair:
James A. King (INL)
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Design and Development of the ISHA-1 Capsule for Irradiation Experiment in the INL Advanced Test Reactor
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Lydia V. Mayer (INL), Michael Fanning (INL), Boone Beausoleil (INL)
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Reactor Containment Passive Safety Analysis: Steam Condensation in Presence of Non-Condensable Gas Scaled Experiment and Modeling
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Palash K. Bhowmik (INL), Joshua P. Schlegel (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
MARVEL Microreactor Thermal Hydraulic Design
3:55–4:15PM MDT
C. Parisi (INL), Y. Arafat (Aalo Atomics)
Preliminary Feasibility Assessment of a Naturally Circulating, Small Integral MSR
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Ethan Gunnell (AlphaTech Research Corp.), Andrew W. Larsen (Brigham Young Univ.), Brittney L. Blackwood (AlphaTech Research Corp.), Caden Wilson (AlphaTech Research Corp.), John N. Harb (AlphaTech Research Corp.), John Benson (AlphaTech Research Corp.), Matthew J. Memmott (AlphaTech Research Corp.)
