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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Joint NEA project performs high-burnup test
An article in the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency’s July news bulletin noted that a first test has been completed for the High Burnup Experiments in Reactivity Initiated Accident (HERA) project. The project aim is to understand the performance of light water reactor fuel at high burnup under reactivity-initiated accidents (RIA).
Technical Session|Sponsored by Nuclear Criticality Safety
Saturday, April 16, 2022|9:45–11:15AM CDT|Loyalty Room
Sponsored by ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division
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Preliminary Design: Critical Experiments on Comet for Iron and Chromium
Alexander S. Hauck (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Cassandra Clute (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Alexander Fung (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Max Rose (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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Using MCNP to Reanalyze the Cause of the Woods River Junction Criticality Accident
Jayelen Knowles (US Naval Academy), Matthew D. Schell (U.S. Navy)
The Control Rod Drive Mechanism for the United States Military Academy’s Subcritical Assembly
Thomas Lubnau (United States Military Academy West Point), Joseph Maddock (United States Military Academy West Point), Luke Sanders (United States Military Academy West Point)
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