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August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Longboat 2
Session Chairs:
Andrea Saltos (CFS)
Brenden J. Heidrich
Session Organizer:
Mathieu Dupont
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Overview of the Neutron Radiography Reactor (NRAD) for Neutron Imaging and In-Core Experiment Capabilities at Idaho National Laboratory
8:00–8:20AM EST
Peng Xu (INL), Aaron Craft (INL), Mike Ruddell (INL)
Paper
SCALE Shielding Calculations for Advanced Reactor Accident Scenarios
8:20–8:40AM EST
Georgeta Radulescu (ORNL), Donny Hartanto (ORNL), Friederike Bostelmann (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
Neutron Irradiation Potentials to Ascertain the Value of RAFM Steels in Thermal, Fast, and Fusion Reactors
8:40–9:00AM EST
Nicolas Woolstenhulme (INL), Andrew Bascom (INL), Hanns Gietl (INL), Charles Hirst (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ross Radel (SHINE Technologies)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees)
Contributions of the Flexible Neutron Source at UTK to Radiation Protection and Shielding Modeling at Fission and Fusion Facilities
9:00–9:20AM EST
Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Wes Hines (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Amanda Lewis (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxvilee), Kevin Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Facilities for Irradiation, Examination, and Education at the PULSTAR Reactor
9:20–9:40AM EST
M. Liu (NCSU), Z. Boulton (NCSU), Q. Cai (NCSU), N.C. Fleming (NCSU), E. Korobkina (NCSU), A. Wells (NCSU), A.I. Hawari (NCSU)