Poster Session I

Evaluation of Mo-99 Production in PWR Targets

10:00–10:02AM CDT

Aaron Deaver (North Carolina State University), Scott P. Palmtag (North Carolina State University)

Uranium Particle Analysis using Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

10:02–10:04AM CDT

Adam Gaghan (Penn State University), Michael Romero (Penn State University), Jon M. Schwantes (Penn State University)

UAV-based Neutron-Gamma Radiation Detector

10:04–10:06AM CDT

Sarabdeep Dhingra (University of Michigan), Wyatt Buckbee (University of Michigan), Chase Abell (University of Michigan), David Breitenmoser, Shaun D. Clarke (University of Michigan)

From Impurity to Asset: Security and Safeguards Implications of Isotopic Impurities in HALEU Produced from Reprocessed Uranium

10:06–10:08AM CDT

Eva M. Lisowski (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Hiroshi Sagara (Institute of Science Tokyo)

Next-Generation Nuclear Material Accountancy for Advanced Reactor Systems

10:08–10:11AM CDT

Nuvin Bazid (Virginia Commonwealth University), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Benchmarking an OpenMC Model of MUTR Against MCNP and Experiment

10:11–10:12AM CDT

Anthony A. Boboc (University of Maryland), Luke Gilde (University of Maryland), Amber Johnson (University of Maryland)

A Neutronic Feasibility Study of a Self-Sustaining Thorium Molten Salt Fast Reactor

10:12–10:13AM CDT

Mazen M. Aljedani (King AbdulAziz Univeristy), Khalid Algarni (King AbdulAziz Univeristy), Mohammed M. Damoom

Alternative Core Geometries for Pebble Bed Microreactors

10:13–10:14AM CDT

Ava R. Chambers (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Donald L. Doyle, Nicholas R. Brown (University of Tennessee Knoxville)

Evaluation and Optimization of Asymmetric Core Designs in NuScale SMR

10:14–10:15AM CDT

Elora Elbert (Oregon State University), Fiorella Espinoza Del Rio (Oregon State University), Allie Karsseboom (Oregon State University), Kenneth A. Anderson (NuScale Power)

Optimization Study on the Fuel Cycle Length for Small PWR Concepts

10:15–10:16AM CDT

Cody Cline (Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Core Loading Analysis for a Westinghouse PWR

10:16–10:17AM CDT

Emmal Dashti (Pennsylvania State University), Ulises G. Henriquez (The Pennsylvania State University - Nuclear Engineering Department), John Flaherty, William Concannon

Historical Foundations of Direct Energy Recovery Systems: Pulsed Fusion Machines, Field Reversal Configuration Devices, and a Reexamination of the Theta-Pinch Concept

10:17–10:18AM CDT

Nicholas N. Zabaras (Texas A&M University)

Thermal Characteristics Experiments of Tricarbide Fuel Surrogates for use in NTP

10:18–10:19AM CDT

Roman D. Galvan, Abraham G. Haggerty (Texas A&M University), Cable Kurwitz (Nuclear Engineering & Science Center), Adrian F. Silva, Robert Waters (Nuclear Engineering & Science Center), Conrad Gerten (Fuel Cycle and Materials Laboratory)

​​Exploratory Analysis of the Computational Needs for Designing Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems

10:19–10:22AM CDT

Hannah Lister (Georgia Institute of Technology), Antonio Gausditis (Georgia Institute of Technology), Connor Halloran (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Conceptual Design of a Plutonium-Based Fast Microreactor for Operation on the Lunar Surface

10:22–10:25AM CDT

Andrew Soto (University of Michigan), Jacob Walters (University of Michigan)

Preconceptual Study of a Hypothesized Deep Space Surface Mission Power Source

10:25–10:28AM CDT

Ethan M. Villarreal (Virginia Commonwealth University), Blake Coghill (Virginia Commonwealth University), Jackson Place (Virginia Commonwealth University), Joshua Piper (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Radioisotope-Based Zero-Boil-Off System for Microgravity Cryogenic Tanks

10:28–10:30AM CDT

Madison Dixon (Texas A&M University), Jake W. Godfrey (Texas A&M University), Alexander Smith (Texas A&M University), Kent Franke (Texas A&M University)

Lessons from NERVA and Materials Constraints in Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

10:30–10:32AM CDT

Alex Rhee (Oregon State University)

Characterizing a Radiation Detector for the Conditions of Space

10:32–10:34AM CDT

Shaffer H. Bauer (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Nathan Melkus (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Derek Park (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Jess Rosencrans (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Benchmark of AGN-201M-103 to Validate HALEU Fuel Behavior in Computational Models

10:34–10:36AM CDT

Kyler J. Johnson (Idaho State University), Charles J. Milloway (Idaho State University), Angela Trejo (Idaho State University)

Criticality Safety of TRISO Spent Fuel in Dry Storage

10:36–10:38AM CDT

Alfredo A. Cortez (TAMU NUEN)

Dust Contamination Tracking on HVAC Systems for LANL and Y-12

10:38–10:40AM CDT

Marley Fennell (The Pennsylvania State University)

An Evaluation and Comparison of U2Mo and U3Mo Thermal Neutron Scattering Cross Sections

10:40–10:42AM CDT

Cecilia J. Harrison (North Carolina State University), Briana K. Laramee (North Carolina State University), Colby Fleming (Texas A&M University), Ayman I. Hawari (Texas A&M University)

An Engineering and Economic Figure of Merit for Tritium Extractors

10:42–10:44AM CDT

Benjamin J. Li (University of California, Berkeley), Guan-yu Su (University of California Berkeley)

Plasma-Assisted Upcycling of Methane to Methanol

10:44–10:46AM CDT

Logan Bailliez (North Carolina State University), Joshua Cervenak (North Carolina State University), Tom Regev (North Carolina State University)

X-Ray Energy Deposition Effects on IFE First Wall

10:46–10:48AM CDT

Zane Eisenberg (Texas A&M University), Carlo Fiorina (Texas A&M University College Station), Valeria Ospina (Focused Energy)

Signal Capture via Plasma Technology

10:48–10:50AM CDT

Daniel Goldman (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Victor Seyfritz (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Reactor-Relevant Evaluation of Tritium Retention Diagnostics in ITER-Scale Devices

10:50–10:52AM CDT

Charalampos Alexander Korfiatis (Florida International University), Jose Cosio (Florida International University), Deidra Hodges, Paulina Ramos (Florida International University), Diana Moreira (Florida International University), Fernando Lanzana Santoro (Florida International University), Jeff Guan (Florida International University), Samantha Blanco (Florida International University)

BUMS-Bonner sphere Unfolding Made Simple Modernized

10:52–10:54AM CDT

Angel Mercado (Georgia Institute of Technology), Lianna Arnold (Georgia Institute of Technology), Jeremy E. Sweezy (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Scott Schwahn (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Shaheen A. Dewji (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Computational Method for Calculating the Radiative Protective Factor for Armored Vehicles

10:54–10:56AM CDT

Jonathan W. Clements (United States Military Academy), Jameson P. Connors, Travis Ehrenberg, Paolo Luevano

Shutdown Dose Rates of Mobile Nuclear Power Plants

10:56–10:58AM CDT

John S. Gorczynski (United States Military Academy), Benjamin H. Nguyen (United States Military Academy), Andrew N. Burns (United States Military Academy), Lucas S. Adams (United States Military Academy), Micah X. Thomson (United States Military Academy), Richard L. Calvin (United States Military Academy)

Fast Neutron Spectroscopy at the Spallation Neutron Source

10:58–11:00AM CDT

Will Gardner (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Katherine Parker-Repsher (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Daniel J. Metcalf (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Thomas Green (University of Tennessee Knoxville)

Modeling Neutron Fluence in General Atomics DIII-D Machine Hall

11:00–11:02AM CDT

Aiden Gonzalez (The Pennsylvania State University), Jaimee L. Cabili, Jackson M. Devera, Lillian S. Forry (The Pennsylvania State University)

Underground Airflow Measurements for Exposure Risks at the WIPP Site

11:02–11:04AM CDT

Caedon A. Carrasco (New Mexico State University)

Developing a Gemstone Dosimeter for Radiation Detection

11:04–11:06AM CDT

Tania Kumar (Texas A&M University), Rhiya Narayandas

Dose Rate Sensitivity Analysis of the Oak Ridge Subcritical Assembly Using MAVRIC

11:06–11:08AM CDT

Karol Luis Dalumpines (Texas A&M University), Walid A. Metwally (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Cihangir Celik (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Alexander Lang (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Alex Shaw (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Material Analysis of Radiation Shielding Concrete using an Iron Aggregate

11:08–11:10AM CDT

Sofia Quader (Virginia Commonwealth University), Furkan Erdogan (Virginia Commonwealth University), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth University), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth University)

NucP&ID: AI-Assisted Nuclear P&IDs Digitization

11:10–11:12AM CDT

Kangda Wei (Texas A&M University), Vaibhav Yadav (Idaho National Laboratory), Jisuk Kim, Brandon Biggs (Idaho National Laboratory), Zhegang Ma (Idaho National Laboratory), Steven Prescott (Idaho National Laboratory), Karen DSouza (Idaho National Lab), Ruihong Huang (Texas A&M University)

ALHPANSO: Open-Source Modeling of (a,n) Source Terms

11:12–11:14AM CDT

Divit Rawal (University of California, Berkeley; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Anthony Nelson (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), William Zywiec (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Daniel Siefman (University of California, Berkeley)

A Neural Network to Monitor and Analyze Nuclear Energy Sentiment

11:14–11:16AM CDT

Wilson Brown (Purdue University)

AI-Assisted Development of a System Thermal-Hydraulics Evaluation Model (Digital Twin) for an Advanced Sodium-Cooled SMR

11:16–11:18AM CDT

Joseph Polinski (North Carolina State University), Chase V. Maier, Killian Woods (North Carolina State University)

Automated Parametric Studies for Reactor Designs Using Modular Python Scripts

11:18–11:20AM CDT

Mason S. Walls (Texas A&M University College Station), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (Texas A&M University)

Graph Neural Network Super-Resolution of P-Coarsened CFD Simulations

11:20–11:22AM CDT

Vasil Ivakimov (Pennsylvania State University), Guilherme Gottems (The Pennsylvania State University - Nuclear Engineering Department), Luiz C. Aldeia Machado (Pennsylvania State University), Tri Nguyen (Pennsylvania State University), Mahmoud Q. Yaseen, Dillon R. Shaver (Argonne National Laboratory), Haomin Yuan (Argonne National Laboratory), Jun Fang (Argonne National Laboratory), Paul Fischer, Elia Merzari (Pennsylvania State University), Ricardo Balin (Argonne National Lab), Filippo Simini (Argonne National Lab), Bethany Lusch (Argonne National Lab), Venkatram Vishwanath (Argonne National Lab), Ramesh Balakrishnan (Argonne National Lab), Elia Merzari (Pennsylvania State University)

Continuous Optimization to Maximize Tritium Production for an Infinite Homogenous System

11:22–11:24AM CDT

Trevor A. Wakeland (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Andrew M. Holcomb (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Vladimir Sobes (University of Tennessee Knoxville)

AI-Augmented Radiation Field Reconstruction via Minimal Drone Exploration

11:24–11:26AM CDT

Daniel Taheri (american nuclear society)

Clustering Algorithm for Particle Identification

11:26–11:28AM CDT

Munso Bwalya (Virginia State University), Thomas Redpath (Virginia State University)

Modelling and Experimental Validation of High-Fidelity Gamma Detectors in OpenMC

11:28–11:30AM CDT

Haider Nazir (The University of Texas at Austin), Amanda L. Lund (Argonne National Laboratory), Shayan Shahbazi (Argonne National Laboratory), Derek Haas (The University of Texas at Austin)

Automated Validation of OpenSn Using ICSBEP Concentric-Sphere Criticality Benchmarks

11:30–11:32AM CDT

Roger W. Wszolek (Texas A&M University), Jean C. Ragusa (Texas A&M University)

Government Shutdowns and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Consequences and Solutions

11:32–11:34AM CDT

Rhys H. Davis (Oregon State University)

RAD-AI: Embedded AI for Real-Time Radiation Safety Guidance

11:34–11:36AM CDT

Maxwell Mamishev (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)

How Perceived Risk and Benefits from Nuclear Power Plants Translate into Support Across Demographics, Ideology, and Region in Illinois

11:36–11:39AM CDT

Matthew E. Salek (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Jake Mitstifer (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), William R. Roy (University of Illinois), Caleb S. Brooks (University of Illinois)

Recruitment Strategies for Nuclear Engineering Education in High Schools

11:39–11:42AM CDT

Edwina B. Sesay (Virginia Commonwealth University), Patience Obasi, Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Project R.A.D.I.U.S Senior Design Summary

11:42–11:44AM CDT

Alexa K. Strong (Oregon State University), Ian Colvin (Oregon State University), Elizabeth Falls (Oregon State University), Kate Greene (Oregon State University)

Effect of Boronization on Alloy 709 Wettability in Molten Salt Environments

11:44–11:47AM CDT

Brij B. Bhagat (Virginia Tech), Amanda S. Leong (Virginia Tech)

Evaluation of Potential Uses of LLMs to Assist in the Compilation of Reactor Data Sets based on Open Literature Resources

11:47–11:48AM CDT

Michael Parnell (Texas A&M University), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (Texas A&M University)