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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 18, 2022|1:30–3:15PM EDT|Brighton III/IV
Session Chair:
Javier Ortensi
Alternate Chair:
Shoichiro OKITA
Session Organizer:
John D. Bess
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Preliminary Experiment in a Graphite-Moderated Core to Avoid Full Mock-Up Experiment for the Future First Commercial HTGR
S. Okita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Y. Fukaya (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), A. Sakon (Kindai Univ.), T. Sano (Kindai Univ.), Y. Takahashi (Kyoto Univ.), H. Unesaki (Kyoto Univ.)
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Attachment — Presenter's biography
Sockeye Validation Support Using the SPHERE Facility
Joshua Hansel (INL), Jeremy Hartvigsen (INL), Lander Ibarra (ANL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Bo Feng (ANL)
Validation of Serpent 2 Depletion Calculations Against Experimental Data from the Advanced Gas Reactor (AGR) Irradiation Campaign
Tatiana Siaraferas (Univ. California, Berkeley), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley)
Attachment — Short Biography
Beta-Ray-Bremsstrahlung Contribution to the Delayed-Photoneutron Group for Heavy Water Reactor
Yanuar Ady Setiawan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Hemantika Sengar (Amity Univ., Noida), Douglas A. Fynan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
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