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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
Monday, October 6, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Salon B
Session Chair:
Joakim K. Karlsson
Co-Chair:
Daniel Jädernäs
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Advanced Characterization of Hydrogen in Zirconium-Based Cladding Using High-Resolution Neutron Imaging
1:00–1:25PM CDT
L. I. Duarte (Paul Scherrer Institute), B. Buzzatti (Paul Scherrer Institute), S. Niedermeyer (Paul Scherrer Institute), O. Yetik (Paul Scherrer Institute), R. Zubler (Paul Scherrer Institute), G. Girardin (Kernkraftwerk Gsoegen), P. Trtik (Paul Scherrer Institute), J. Bertsch (Paul Scherrer Institute)
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Hydrogen Impact on Mechanical Properties of Duplex Cladding for Dry Storage Conditions: Preliminary Tests
1:25–1:50PM CDT
Benedetta Maria Buzzatti (Paul Scherrer Institute), Johannes Bertsch (Paul Scherrer Institute), Alina Horwege (Paul Scherrer Institute), Robert Zubler (Paul Scherrer Institute), Liliana I. Duarte (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Spent Fuel Oxidation in Non-Inert Atmospheres
1:50–2:15PM CDT
Martínez L (ENUSA INDUSTRIAS AVANZADAS SME), Canencia R (ENUSA INDUSTRIAS AVANZADAS SME), Muñoz A (ENRESA), Lentijo F (ENRESA), Milena-Pérez A (Studsvik), Chen J (Studsvik)
Hydride Reprecipitation in Prototypical 17x17 PWR Fuel Rods after Simulated Vacuum Drying Conditions
2:15–2:40PM CDT
Rose Montgomery (ORNL), Cade Hilger (University of Missouri of Science and Technology), Michael Billone (ANL), Yadukrishnan Sasikumar (ORNL), Paul Cantonwine (ORNL), Bruce Bevard (ORNL)
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