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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
Monday, November 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Longboat 2
Session Chairs:
Thomas M. Miller
Edna Cardenas (INL)
Session Organizer:
Michael Reichenberger
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Evaluation of Radiation Heating and Damage for the Design of Second Target Station Monolith Inserts
3:15–3:35PM EST
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL), Min-Tsung Kao (ORNL), Tucker C. McClanahan (ORNL), Vitaly Pronskikh (ORNL)
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Analysis of Second Target Station Target Streaming in Support of the Preliminary Design of the Target Assembly
3:35–3:55PM EST
Tucker C. McClanahan (ORNL), Ahmad Ibrahim (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL)
Residual Dose Rate Analysis for the Proton Beam Window Replacement at the Second Target Station
3:55–4:15PM EST
Kristel Ghoos (ORNL), Tucker McClanahan (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL)
Installation of the Neutralization Beam Energy Measurement (NBEM) System at LANSCE
4:15–4:35PM EST
C.E. Taylor (LANL), A.M. Alexander (LANL), E.C. Huang (LANL), M.J. Kay (LANL), C.A. Rohde (LANL), R.T. Thornton (LANL), H. Xu (LANL), H.L. Andrews (LANL)