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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
Monday, July 22, 2024|1:00–2:50PM CDT|Senate A/B
Session Chair:
Arnold Lumsdaine
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Ross F. Radel
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Current Status of the Commissioning of Kyoto Fusioneering's Unique Integrated Testing facilitY (UNITY-1)
1:00–1:25PM CDT
S. Ogawa (Kyoto Fusioneering), K. Namba (Kyoto Fusioneering), N. Seki (Kyoto Fusioneering), T. Sugiyama (Kyoto Fusioneering), K. Tanaka (Kyoto Fusioneering), Y. Matsunaga (Kyoto Fusioneering), Y. Kume (Kyoto Fusioneering), C. Baus (Kyoto Fusioneering), S. Konishi (Kyoto Fusioneering)
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Operation of a State-Licensed Multi-Gram Tritium Facility to Support DT Fusion Linear Accelerator for Radiation Effects (FLARE)
1:25–1:50PM CDT
C. Fagan (Torion Techologies), C.R. Shmayda (Torion Plasma Corp.), W.T. Shmayda (Tritium Solutions), C. Balke (SHINE Technologies), R.F. Radel (SHINE Technologies)
DIII-D Plasma-Interacting Technology Program to Support Industrial Fusion Pilot Plant Development: Capabilities, Progress, and Goals
1:50–2:10PM CDT
T. Abrams (General Atomics), A. Dvorak (ORNL), R. Buttery (General Atomics), M. Cengher (MIT), J.D. Coburn (Sandia), J. Herfindal (ORNL), S-H Hong (General Atomics), C. Petty (General Atomics), D.L. Rudakov (Univ. of California, San Diego), B. Van Compernolle (General Atomics), M. Van Zeeland (General Atomics)
Hydrogen Experiment for Real-time Analysis (HERA): Addressing the Challenges of Tritium Gas Analysis
2:10–2:30PM CDT
Lyn McWilliam (UKAEA), Richard Mather (UKAEA), Joseph Large (Jacobs), Adam Cooper (UKAEA)
Tritium Breeding Testing with an Intense DT Neutron Source
2:30–2:50PM CDT
Ross Radel (SHINE Technologies), Lucas Jacobson (SHINE Technologies), Laine Reusch (SHINE Technologies)