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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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|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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