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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program
It has been about three months since the Department of Energy named 10 companies for its new Reactor Pilot Program, which maps out how the DOE would meet the goal announced by executive order in May of having three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Canaveral 1
Session Chair:
Jenna Payne
Alternate Chair:
Cece Bell (INL)
Session Organizer:
Andrew E. Thomas (INL)
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Evolutionary Algorithms Peak Fitting for X-Ray Fluorescence Spectra
8:00–8:20AM EST
Jason Clifford (ANL), Madis Michor (ANL), Mark Schlossman (Univ. Illinois, Chicago), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
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Establishment of a Molten Salt LIBS Laboratory at the PULSTAR Reactor
8:20–8:40AM EST
Nicholas A. Poole (NCSU), Ming Liu (NCSU), Ayman I. Hawari (NCSU)
Methods for Emissivity Correction to Describe Material Irradiation Temperatures
8:40–9:00AM EST
Jack Gerrity (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Peter Mouche (ANL), Bei Ye (ANL)
Impact of Laser Speed and Power on SS316L Microstructure in Laser Powder Bed Fusion
9:00–9:20AM EST
Saneej N. Samad (Utah State), Tasrif Ul Anwar (Utah State), Nadia Kouraytem (Utah State)
Synergistic Enhancement of Lanthanide Separation Using TODGA and TPPO
9:20–9:40AM EST
Jolina T. Alonzo (Berkeley Lab), Aly M. Montiel (Berkeley Lab), Rebecca J. Abergel (Berkeley Lab)
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