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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
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|1:15–3:05PM CDT|Senate A/B
Session Chair:
Heena Mutha (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Alternate Chair:
Thomas Fuerst (INL)
Session Organizer:
Jan W. Coenen (FZK Julich)
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A Cryogenic Solution for Direct Internal Recycling
1:15–1:40PM CDT
T.E. Gebhart (ORNL), L.R. Baylor (ORNL), N. Adhikari (ORNL), Y. Xu (ORNL)
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Direct Internal Recycling Fractions Approaching 100% with Metal Foil Pumps
1:40–2:05PM CDT
Chao Li (Colorado School of Mines), J. Douglas Way (Colorado School of Mines), Thomas F. Fuerst (INL), Colin A. Wolden (Colorado School of Mines)
Scaling of Cryogenic Pellet Injection Extruder Performance
2:05–2:25PM CDT
S.J. Meitner (ORNL), L.R. Baylor (ORNL), W.D. McGinnis (ORNL)
Determining Cryogenic Sticking Coefficients of Fusion Reactor Impurities for the Design of a Cryopump-Based Direct Internal Recycling System for the Fusion Fuel Cycle
2:25–2:45PM CDT
N. Adhikari (ORNL), T. Gebhart (ORNL), L. Baylor (ORNL)
High-Fidelity CFD Modeling Strategies of Cryogenic Hydrogen Isotope Extrusion for Fusion Reactor Pellet Fueling
2:45–3:05PM CDT
Yuqiao Fan (ORNL), Steven J. Meitner (ORNL), Larry R. Baylor (ORNL)
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