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INL researchers use LEDs to shed light on next-gen reactors
At Idaho National Laboratory, researchers have built a bridge between computer models and the lab’s Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) microreactor.
Tony Crawford, an INL researcher and MARVEL’s reactivity control system lead, designed a phone booth–sized surrogate nuclear reactor called ViBRANT, or Visual Benign Reactor as Analog for Nuclear Testing, which uses light instead of neutrons to show a “nuclear” reaction.
International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 Plenary SPeaker
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X-energy
As Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist at X-energy, Dr. Eben Mulder spearheads the company’s global nuclear related research and development initiatives and leads the technology strategy advancing the company’s innovative solutions. Eben brings more than 35 years of nuclear industry experience to this role, which he has held since August 2021.
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