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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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Blades-in turbine inspections at Quad Cities set new benchmark for Constellation
When Constellation decided to install replacement Alstom low-pressure turbines at three of its boiling water reactor plants more than 15 years ago, one benefit was knowing the new turbines should operate reliably—and without major inspections—for several years.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Labrid A/B
Session Chair:
Leah Squires
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Alternate Chair:
Kaushik Banerjee
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Pebble-Bed-Moderated Molten-Salt Reactor with Replaceable Graphite and Alternative Fuel Cycles
1:00–1:20PM EST
Charles Forsberg (MIT), Eugene Shwageraus (Cambridge Univ.)
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Determining Fuel Salt Compositions for a Moderated Large-Sized MSR with SCALE
1:20–1:40PM EST
Donny Hartanto (ORNL), Georgeta Radulescu (ORNL), Friederike Bostelmann (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
Applications of Flowing Molten Salt Loops with Neutron Irradiation
1:40–2:00PM EST
Charles Forsberg (MIT), Dave Carpenter (MIT), Ayman I. Hawari (NCSU), Raluca O. Scarlat (Univ. California, Berkeley), Kevin Robb (ORNL)
Liquid Fuel Performance Characterization
2:00–2:20PM EST
Kevin Kelly (EPRI), Brandon M. Chisholm (Southern Co.), Dan Moneghan (EPRI)
Evaluation of Chloride Salt Fast Reactor Waste Stream Management and Research Needs
2:20–2:40PM EST
Irfan Ibrahim (Vanderbilt Univ.), Allen Croff (Vanderbilt Univ.), Steve Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Dan Moneghan (EPRI)
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