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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics
Friday, April 17, 2026|10:45–11:45AM CDT|RUDR 410
Session Chair:
Dylan J. Frank
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Rate-of-Rise Characterization of As-Manufactured Heat Pipe Mesh Screen Wicks with an Annular Gap
10:45–11:05AM CDT
Scout H. Bucks (Penn State), Luke Price (Penn State), Christopher T. Balbier (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
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Mean Velocity Field Reconstruction in a 9×9 Helical Cruciform Fuel Rod Bundle Using Time Frequency Analysis Particle Image Velocimetry
11:05–11:25AM CDT
Taeseung Jeon (TAMU), Joseph Seo (TAMU), Hansol Kim (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
Large Eddy Simulations of Transients in Large Enclosures
11:25–11:45AM CDT
Logan J. Hiland (Penn State), Tri Nguyen (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)