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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Nuclear methods for screwworm eradication
Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced the launch of a coordinated research project focused on a nuclear technique that can tackle the reemergence of New World screwworm (NWS) in Central America, Mexico, and the United States.
Technical Session
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Salon B
Session Chair:
Christopher Matthews
Co-Chair:
Fausto Franceschini
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Micromechanical Properties of the SiC and Pyrolytic Carbon Layers in Tristructural-Isotropic Coated Particles
10:00–10:25AM CDT
Katherine I. Montoya (ORNL), Erik Herbert (ORNL), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL)
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Sensitivity Analysis Applied to Mechanistic Calculation for Effective Diffusivity of Ag through the SiC Layer in TRISO particles with BISON
10:25–10:50AM CDT
Caitlyn B. Parsons (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Pierre-Clément A. Simon (INL), Brian D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Investigation into the Effects of Pd Chemical Attack on Silicon Carbide in TRISO Particle Fuel
10:50–11:15AM CDT
Bailey T. Bertrand (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Wen Jiang (North Carolina State University Nuclear Engineering Department), Brian D. Wirth (University of Tennessee Nuclear Engineering Department)
Lower Length Scale Simulations of Pd Solubility and Transport in TRISO Fuel Kernels
11:15–11:40AM CDT
Michael W. Cooper (LANL), Benjamin Liu (LANL), Antoine Claisse (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Liping Cao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Darren Skitt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Parvez Khambatta (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Christopher Matthews (LANL)
