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A closer look at the initial NLIC selections—Part 2
In January, the Department of Energy announced its new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus (NLIC) program, inviting states via a request for information to express their interest in hosting a facility supporting work from the front to the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle.
By April, 26 states had expressed interest in hosting such a facility. At the end of July, the DOE signed memorandums of understanding with five states—Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah—to more closely explore the possibilities of state-federal partnerships. These MOUs are not firm commitments from either the federal or state governments. Time will tell which—if any—of the five states develop projects through the program. In the meantime, today, we are taking a close look at what Utah, Idaho, Tennessee can offer in terms of a preexisting nuclear sector that could support new fuel cycle developments.
Technical Session|Advances in Designs, Materials, and Manufacturing
Monday, October 10, 2022|10:15–11:55AM EDT|Salon A/B
Session Chair:
Paul E. Cantonwine (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Joshua T. White (LANL)
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ULTRAFLOW Shield: A New Spacer Grid Coating for BWR Fuel
10:15–10:40AM EDT
Karsten Nowotka (Framatome ), Petra-Britt Hoffmann (Framatome ), Artur Hasselbach (Framatome ), Roland Geier (Framatome ), Sean Gray (Framatome ), Peng Wang (Univ. Michigan), Gary S. Was (Univ. Michigan)
Paper
Development of NSF Fuel Channels for Boiling Water Reactor Applications
10:40–11:05AM EDT
D. Lutz (Global Nuclear Fuel), R. Schneider (Global Nuclear Fuel), Y. Lin (Global Nuclear Fuel)
The Development and Use of Additive Manufacturing Processes and Design Freedom to Enable and Enhance Advanced Nuclear Fuel Debris Filters, Nozzles, and Assembly Components
11:05–11:30AM EDT
William Cleary (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Nathan Hansen (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Uffe Bergmann (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Development of Additive Manufacturing Techniques and Processes to Significantly Improve the Economics and Advance the State of the Art for Spacer Grid Fabrication
11:30–11:55AM EDT
William Cleary (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paul Evans (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jack Beuth (Carnegie Mellon), Syed Zia Uddin (Carnegie Mellon)
