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June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
Technical Session|Condensed Matter Physics
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|11:00AM–12:30PM EDT|Gold Ballroom
Session Chair:
Alex Landa
Alternate Chair:
Jason R. Jeffries
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Probing Bonding Properties of Pu by High Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy and Computations
11:00–11:30AM EDT
Tonya Vitova (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Bianca Schacherl (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Michelangelo Tagliavini (Heidelberg Univ.), Harry Ramanantoanina (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Hanna Kaufmann (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), David Fellhauer (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Tim Prüßmann (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Karin Popa (European Commission, Joint Research Centre), Olaf Walter (European Commission, Joint Research Centre), Maurits Haverkort (Heidelberg Univ.), Jochen Autschbach (Univ. Buffalo), Paul Bagus (Univ. North Texas)
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Micromechanical Modeling and Experimental Validation of Thermal Strain Accommodation in Two Phase 𝜶 + 𝜹 Plutonium
11:30–11:50AM EDT
Daniel Savage (LANL), Quinton Geller (LANL), Bjorn Clausen (LANL), Travis Carver (LANL), Peter Kenesei (ANL), Jun Sang Park (ANL), Donald Brown (LANL)
Exploring the Local Structures and Temperature Accelerated Aging Effects of Plutonium/Plutonium-Based Materials Using new Facilities, Upgraded Probes, and Uncommon Analysis Techniques
11:50AM–12:10PM EDT
Alexander R. Munoz (LANL), Matthew S. Cook (LANL), Greta L. Chappell (LANL), David C. Arellano (LANL), Derek V. Prada (LANL), Jeremy N. Mitchell (LANL), Eric D. Bauer (LANL), Sarah C. Hernandez (LANL), Neil Harrison (LANL), Paul H. Tobash (LANL), Milinda Abeykoon (Brookhaven), W. Adam Phelan (LANL)
Spin-Orbital-Polarized Density Functional Theory Approach to the Materials Physics of Pu Metal and its Alloys: Theory
12:10–12:30PM EDT
Babak Sadigh (LLNL), Per Soderlind (LLNL), Kyoung E. Kweon (LLNL)
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