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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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The current status of heat pipe R&D
Idaho National Laboratory under the Department of Energy–sponsored Microreactor Program recently conducted a comprehensive phenomena identification and ranking table (PIRT) exercise aimed at advancing heat pipe technology for microreactor applications.
Technical Session|Metallurgy and Materials Science
Thursday, September 12, 2024|4:20–5:40PM EDT|Gold Ballroom
Session Chair:
Tien Roehling
Alternate Chair:
Jason R. Jeffries
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The Compatibility of Plutonium with Machined and Additively Manufactured Metal Crucibles
4:20–4:40PM EDT
Michelle M. Greenough (LLNL), Alexander E. Wilson-Heid (LLNL), R. Joey Griffiths (LLNL), Donya R. Servando-Williams (LLNL), Ryan M. Kissinger (LLNL), W. Preston Cole (LLNL), Cole T. Greenwood (LLNL), Debra L. Rosas (LLNL), Andrew J. Swift (LLNL), Jason E. Schnackenberg (LLNL), Richard S. Clark (LLNL), Tien T. Roehling (LLNL), Aiden A. Martin (LLNL), Kiel S. Holliday (LLNL), Jason R. Jeffries (LLNL)
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Observations and Characterization of Aged Pu-Ga Alloys
4:40–5:00PM EDT
D.W. Wheeler (AWE), M.B. Matthews (AWE), P. Roussel (AWE)
Microscopic Investigations of Radiation Damage in Ga-Stabilized δ-Pu Locally Probed by 69,71^Ga NMR
5:00–5:20PM EDT
Riku Yamamoto (LANL), Matthew S. Cook (LANL), David C. Arellano (LANL), Derek V. Prada (LANL), Eric D. Bauer (LANL), Adam P. Dioguardi (LANL), Neil Harrison (LANL), Paul H. Tobash (LANL), W. Adam Phelan (LANL), Michihiro Hirata (LANL)
Direct Observation of Nanoscale Inclusion Behavior in Pu-Metal via Atom Probe Tomography
5:20–5:40PM EDT
Dallin J. Barton (PNNL), Daniel E. Perea (PNNL), Jacqueline I. Royer (PNNL), Matthew T. Athon (PNNL), Dallas D. Reilly (PNNL)
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