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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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INL reports findings on unusual quantum behavior of plutonium
Scientists at Idaho National Laboratory have discovered that plutonium hexaboride (PuB6) displays a type of unusual quantum property called a topological Kondo insulating state. Materials with this property are neither typical electricity conductors nor regular insulators. Rather, they have exterior surfaces that strongly conduct electricity and interiors that block electricity.
Technical Session|Methods
Monday, April 22, 2024|1:30–3:15PM PDT|Franciscan D
Session Chair:
Romain Henry (GRS)
Alternate Chair:
Javier Ortensi (INL)
Session Organizer:
Mathieu Hursin (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
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Initial Validation of the SIMULATE5-K and the CMS5 Reactor Modeling Suite with the SPERT-III Experiments
1:30–1:50PM PDT
William C. Dawn (Studsvik Scandpower), Gerardo Grandi (Studsvik Scandpower), Tamer Bahadir (Studsvik Scandpower)
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High-Fidelity Serpent2/SCF Solutions for Rod Ejection Scenarios in Support to the Verification of the CAMIVVER APOLLO3®/CATHARE3 Coupling Prototype
1:50–2:10PM PDT
L. Mercatali (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), G. Huaccho (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), B. Vezzoni (Framatome), B. Calgaro (Framatome), P. Mosca (CEA), F. Damian (CEA), V.-H. Sanchez-Espinoza (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology)
Computational Modeling and Verification of MSR Transients via MSRE Reactivity Insertion Tests
2:10–2:30PM PDT
M. Elhareef (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), T. Fei (ANL), Z. Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
A Step Towards a Comprehensive Uncertainty Quatification in Transient Analysis
2:30–2:50PM PDT
Evgeny Ivanov (IRSN), Antonio Sargeni (IRSN), Franck Bernard (IRSN)
ZDkin, a Neutronic Point Kinetics Code with Modular Temperature Feedback
2:50–3:10PM PDT
E. Lefevre (TechnicAtome), J. Couybes (TechnicAtome), G. Kozlowski (TechnicAtome)
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