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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Researchers use one-of-a-kind expertise and capabilities to test fuels of tomorrow
At the Idaho National Laboratory Hot Fuel Examination Facility, containment box operator Jake Maupin moves a manipulator arm into position around a pencil-thin nuclear fuel rod. He is preparing for a procedure that he and his colleagues have practiced repeatedly in anticipation of this moment in the hot cell.
Technical Session|FCWMD
Wednesday, October 8, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Cumberland South
Session Chair:
Daniel M. Wachs
Co-Chair:
Jae H. Yang
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The Gochrom Irradiation Program -- Lead Test Rod Irradiation Results of Framatome's PROtect-Cr Concept for up to 5 Annual Cycles
1:00–1:25PM CDT
E. W. Schweitzer (Framatome), P. B. Hoffmann (Framatome), A. Meyer (Framatome), T. Garnier (Framatome), K. Buchanan (Framatome), G. Girardin (NPP Gösgen-Däniken), S. Canepa (KKG - Switzerland), R. M. Grabherr (Paul Scherrer Institute), M. Martin (Paul Scherrer Institute), H. Wiese (Paul Scherrer Institute), M. Bono (CEA), B. Rais (CEA), P. Grange (CEA), A. Petit (CEA), D. Schildknecht (CEA), A. Reverte (CEA), X. Pujol (CEA)
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PROtect Cr-Cr: The Evolutionary E-ATF Solution by Framatome - Ramping Towards Industrial Capacity
1:25–1:50PM CDT
K. Buchanan (Framatome), V. Huet (Framatome), T. Garnier (Framatome)
On-going R&D Program at JAEA on the Advanced Technology Fuels: An Update on the Cr-coated Zry Cladding Research
1:50–2:15PM CDT
A. Mohamad (JAEA), S. Yamashita (JAEA), Y. Nemoto (JAEA), Y. Abe (JAEA), H. V. Pham (JAEA), I. Ioka (JAEA), Y. Soma (JAEA), Y. Ishijima (JAEA), T. Sato (JAEA), M. Rizaal (JAEA), S. Miwa (JAEA), K. Nakajima (JAEA), Y. Kaji (JAEA)
Experimental Assessment of Hydrogen Generation of Post-Eutectic Cr-Coated ATF Under Severe Accident Conditions
2:15–2:40PM CDT
Boyeon Kweon (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Seunglee Hong (Chung-Ang Univ.), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
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