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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Nagra publishes license applications for Swiss geologic repository
Nagra, Switzerland’s national cooperative for the disposal of radioactive waste, has published its general license applications for a deep geologic repository and separate spent fuel encapsulation plant, making the documents publicly available on a digital platform.
Technical Session
Tuesday, July 23, 2024|3:15–5:05PM CDT|Assembly
Session Chair:
Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
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Compatibility of Reduced Activation Ferritic Martensitic (RAFM) Steels in Commercial Static Lithium
3:15–3:40PM CDT
M. Romedenne (ORNL), C. De. Lamater-Brotherton (ORNL), M. Lance (ORNL), Y-F. Su (ORNL), B.A. Pint (ORNL)
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Advancing Tritium Barrier Coatings: Insights into Erbium Oxide Deposition Techniques
3:40–4:05PM CDT
K.P. Ralston (Univ. Sheffield), A.S. Gandy (UKAEA), G. Tucker (AtkinsRéalis), T. Sellers (AtkinsRéalis), N.A. Morley (Univ. Sheffield)
Evaluation of the Compatibility of Al-Rich Coated RAFM Steels with Eutectic PbLi
4:05–4:25PM CDT
C. De Lamater-Brotherton (ORNL), M. Romedenne (ORNL), Beth Armstrong (ORNL), Y. Zhang (Tennessee Technological Univ.), B.A. Pint (ORNL)
Fission-Fusion Synergies to Accelerate Compatibility Understanding
4:25–4:45PM CDT
B.A. Pint (ORNL), M. Romedenne (ORNL), R. Pillai (ORNL)
Chemical Polishing, Chemical-Mechanical Polishing, and HIPing of Additive Manufactured RF Component Surfaces
4:45–5:05PM CDT
Andrew Seltzman (MIT), Stephen Wukitch (MIT)
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