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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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INL researchers use LEDs to shed light on next-gen reactors
At Idaho National Laboratory, researchers have built a bridge between computer models and the lab’s Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) microreactor.
Tony Crawford, an INL researcher and MARVEL’s reactivity control system lead, designed a phone booth–sized surrogate nuclear reactor called ViBRANT, or Visual Benign Reactor as Analog for Nuclear Testing, which uses light instead of neutrons to show a “nuclear” reaction.
Technical Session|Transient Fuel Behavior and Safety Related Issues
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Adagio/Allegro
Session Chair:
Jinzhao Zhang (Tractabel)
Alternate Chair:
Olivier Marchand (IRSN)
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Pellet Cladding Interaction In-Reactor Ramp Testing in a World Without the Halden Boiling Water Reactor
1:30–1:55PM EDT
Nicolas Woolstenhulme (INL), Brian Durtschi (INL), Charles Folsom (INL), Scott Holcombe (INL), Colby Jensen (INL), David Kamerman (INL), Travis Labossiere-Hickman (INL), Nate Oldham (INL), Daniel Wachs (INL)
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PEGASUS: An Advanced Tool for Assessing Pellet-Cladding Interaction
1:55–2:20PM EDT
M. Kennard (Structural Integrity Assoc.), W. Lyon (Structural Integrity Assoc.), W. Liu (Structural Integrity Assoc.), D. Nightingale (Structural Integrity Assoc.), J. Rashid (Structural Integrity Assoc.)
Rethinking PCMI Failures Under Transient Conditions
2:20–2:45PM EDT
Paul Cantonwine (ORNL), Bob Rand (Global Nuclear Fuels, Retired)
Thermal-Hydraulic and Fuel Performance Scoping Studies of a Flowing Water Capsule in TREAT
2:45–3:10PM EDT
C.P. Folsom (INL), R.J. Armstrong (INL), N.E. Woolstenhulme (INL), D.D. Imholte (INL), K.S. Anderson (INL), C.B. Jensen (INL)
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