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Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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ANS holds Educator Training webinar on nuclear waste
Loewen
Perfetti
A recent American Nuclear Society webinar tackled misconceptions about nuclear waste. Christopher Perfetti, an associate professor of nuclear engineering at the University of New Mexico, presented “The How, Why, and Where of Nuclear Waste,” the latest online event in ANS’s Educator Training series.
Moderated by ANS past president Eric Loewen (2011–12), this presentation was built to be an accessible and informative Nuclear Waste 101 offering as part of the Society’s broader effort to develop a program specifically tailored to educating K-12 teachers.
Technical Session|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Saturday, April 5, 2025|3:15–4:35PM MDT|Valle Grande 1
Session Chair:
Jared Justice
Alternate Chair:
Shane M. Evans
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Radiation-Induced Amorphization in WO₃ and MoO₃: Structural Response
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Katherine Parker-Repsher (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Cale C. Overstreet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Eric O'Quinn (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Maik Lang (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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High-Temperature Oxidation of Single Crystal Nickel-Based Superalloys
3:35–3:55PM MDT
William M. Schleper (U.S. Naval Academy), Elizabeth Getto (U.S. Naval Academy)
Quantifying Amorphous Fractions Using Different Characterization Techniques
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Will Gardner (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Cale C. Overstreet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Maik Lang (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Innovative Fuel Designs for Pebble Bed Reactors
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Matt Manuel (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Cece Warren (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Michael Divittorio (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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