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Senate bill looks to clarify DOE authority over advanced reactors
Sen. Mike Lee (R., Utah), chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), has introduced a bill that would grant the Department of Energy greater authority over new nuclear projects under the federal agency’s oversight.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPSD
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|3:15–5:00PM EST|Columbia 10
Session Chair:
K. Lisa Fassino
Alternate Chair:
Tucker C. McClanahan
Session Organizer:
Irina I. Popova
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Non-Destructive Analysis of a Commercial Silicone-Tungsten-Based Shielding Composite
3:15–3:35PM EST
Nuvin Bazid (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Nuclide Importance to Shielding Calculations in Advanced Reactor Spent Fuel Transportation and Storage
3:35–3:55PM EST
K. Lisa Fassino (ORNL), Georgeta Radulescu (ORNL)
ShutDown Dose Rate Evaluation for the Marine-Based Molten Salt Reactor with B4C Shield
3:55–4:15PM EST
Sunghwan Yun (KAERI), Dong W. Lee (Kora Atomic Energy Research Institute), Gyeong H. Koo (Kora Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Novel Bio-Inspired Shielding Design and Arrangement for Deployable Microreactors
4:15–4:35PM EST
Helen Works (Georgia Tech), Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Institute of Technology - 770 State Street), Eric Pooser (Georgia Tech Research Institute)
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