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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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MIT-led model simulates radionuclide migration in geologic disposal systems
Researchers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Orléans, have modeled radionuclide behavior in deep geologic formations, offering a tool for developing a defensible safety case for the underground disposal of radioactive waste.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Canaveral 2
Session Chair:
Angela Chambers
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Alternate Chair:
Douglas G. Bowen
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Design Evolution of a UO2-BeO Critical Experiment
8:00–8:20AM EST
William M. Cook (Sandia), Elijah Lutz (Sandia), David Ames (Sandia)
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Sum-of-Fractions Method
8:20–8:40AM EST
Travis J. Zipperer (PNNL), Andrew W. Prichard (PNNL, Retired), Travis M. Greene (ORNL), William J. Marshall (ORNL), Alex Lang (ORNL)
The Completion of Surrogate Testing for Low-Temperature TEX and a Look Towards the Future
8:40–9:00AM EST
Eric Aboud (LLNL), Jacob Glesmann (LLNL), Jesse Norris (LLNL), Catherine Percher (LLNL), Nick Killingsworth (LLNL), Paul Yap-Chiongco (LLNL), Venkata Ravindra (National Nuclear Laboratory), Alfie O'Neill (National Nuclear Laboratory), Deborah Hill (National Nuclear Laboratory), Steve Graham (National Nuclear Laboratory)
SCALE Developments for the U.S. Nuclear Criticality Safety Program: Recent Achievements and Outlook
9:00–9:20AM EST
K.B. Bekar (ORNL), J. Brown (ORNL), C. Celik (ORNL), T. Greene (ORNL), S.W.D. Hart (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL), J.D. McDonnell (ORNL), U. Mertyurek (ORNL), S.E. Skutnik (ORNL), W.A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
IER 555: Status of Godiva-IV Benchmark (HEU-MET-FAST-086) Revision
9:20–9:40AM EST
Jeffrey A. Favorite (LANL), Joetta Goda (LANL)
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