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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Kentucky disburses $10M in nuclear grants
The Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (KNEDA) recently distributed its first awards through the new Nuclear Energy Development Grant Program, which was established last year. In total, KNEDA disbursed $10 million to a variety of companies that will use the funding to support siting studies, enrichment supply-chain planning, workforce training, and curriculum development.
Technical Session|Reactor Design and Analysis
Tuesday, April 23, 2024|1:30–3:15PM PDT|Franciscan A
Session Chair:
William Wieselquist
Alternate Chair:
David Chandler (ORNL)
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A Preliminary Neutronic Analysis of the ALFRED Reactor Core
1:30–1:50PM PDT
V. Vitali (newcleo), M. Falabino (newcleo), D. Tomatis (newcleo), M. Carta (newcleo)
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Reactor Physics Modelling Challenges of the FLEX Reactor
1:50–2:10PM PDT
Simon Boddington (MoltexFLEX), Tom Taylor (MoltexFLEX), Peter Haigh (MoltexFLEX), Eduardo Cuoc (MoltexFLEX), Chris Hankinson (MoltexFLEX), Luke Godfrey (MoltexFLEX)
Updates on the OECD NEA Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS)
2:10–2:30PM PDT
Oliver Buss (OECD NEA), Hakim Ferroukhi (Paul Scherrer Institute), Kostadin Ivanov (NCSU)
Initial Demonstration of New Griffin Capability for Simulating the Running-In Phase of Pebble-Bed Reactors with Multiphysics
2:30–2:50PM PDT
Joshua Hanophy (INL), Javier Ortensi (INL), Paolo Balestra (INL), Yaqi Wang (INL)
Calculation and Analysis of Physical Characteristics of Gaseous Fuel Reactor
2:50–3:10PM PDT
Dacai Zhang (Tsinghua Univ.), Wenxiang Fang (Tsinghua Univ.), Zhechuan Tan (Tsinghua Univ.), Minzhi Xiong (Tsinghua Univ.), Yu Ganglin (Tsinghua Univ.)
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