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X-energy receives federal tax credit for TRISO fuel facility
Advanced reactor company X-energy has been awarded $148.5 million in tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act for construction of its TRISO-X fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Technical Session|Used Fuel Storage, Transportation, and Re-Use
Monday, October 10, 2022|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Branle
Session Chair:
Ricardo Torres (PNNL)
Alternate Chair:
Amparo Gonzalez Espartero (IAEA)
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Advanced Vacuum Sipping Spent Fuel Classification Before Dry Storage and Decommissioning Activities
3:30–3:55PM EDT
Roberto Rodriguez (ENUSA), Jose M. Rodero (ENUSA ), Ivan Sanchez (ENUSA ), Alicia Sánchez Siguero (ENUSA)
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Mimicking the Radiolytic Corrosion of Spent Nuclear Fuel Surfaces
3:55–4:20PM EDT
Yadukrishnan Sasikumar (Open Univ.), William Nuttall (Open Univ.), Paul Thompson (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility), Ross Springell (Univ. Bristol)
The Mechanical Response of High Burnup 17x17 PWR Fuel Rods Under Bending
4:20–4:45PM EDT
P. Cantonwine (ORNL), O. Martinez (ORNL), R. Montgomery (ORNL)
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