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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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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)