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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Spent fuel transfer project completed at INL
Work crews at Idaho National Laboratory have transferred 40 spent nuclear fuel canisters into long-term storage vaults, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has reported.
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|1:15–3:05PM CDT|Madison Ballroom
Session Chair:
Fernando Arranz
Alternate Chair:
Lane B. Carasik
Session Organizer:
Iole Palermo
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Design Analysis and Optimization of Helium-Cooled Pipe Under High Heat Flux: The Adjoint Method Application in CFD Simulation
1:15–1:40PM CDT
Ying Xu (ORNL), Cody S. Wiggins (ORNL), Monica Gehrig (ORNL)
Paper
Thermal and Nuclear Analysis of FLiBe Tritium Breeding Blanket First Wall
1:40–2:05PM CDT
M.L. Gehrig (ORNL), P.W. Humrickhouse (ORNL)
Investigation of Relevant Accident Scenarios of a FLiBe Based Liquid Immersion Blanket System Using SAM
2:05–2:25PM CDT
Trevor C. Franklin (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
CFD Simulations of Twisted Tape Inserts under One-Side Heated Conditions for Liquid Immersion Blankets
2:25–2:45PM CDT
Sierra A. Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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