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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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MIT Maritime Consortium wins ABS approval
Maritime classification and certification organization the American Bureau of Shipping has granted its approval in principle (AIP) for the integration of a nuclear reactor into a cargo vessel propulsion system, as developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Maritime Consortium. This is the first AIP to be granted to a technology developed through the consortium, which includes founding members MIT, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, and Capital Maritime Group.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NNPD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Biscayne 2
Session Chair:
Sunil S. Chirayath
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Manit D. Shah
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Sensitivity Studies on Fuel Burnup and Plutonium Buildup in Pebble Bed Reactors for Fuel Parameter Perturbations
3:15–3:35PM EST
Donny Hartanto (ORNL), Sunil Chirayath (ORNL), Donald N. Kovacic (ORNL), Jianwei Hu (ORNL), Philip Gibbs (ORNL)
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Non-Proliferation Risk Model For Small Nuclear Reactors
3:35–3:55PM EST
Igor Dubinsky (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Rizwan-uddin (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Select Proliferation Studies for TRISO-Fueled, Heat-Pipe-Cooled Microreactors
3:55–4:15PM EST
Sweet Shanahan (INL), Nelson Snow (INL), Quinton Williams (Oregon State), Camille Palmer (Oregon State), Stefano Terlizzi (INL), Ishita Trivedi (INL), Ryan Stewart (INL)
