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Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC dockets construction permit for Dow, X-energy SMR
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build an X-energy small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Monday, November 16, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EST
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Lisa M. Marshall
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Design and Experimental Verification of a Gamma Radiogauge to Detect Water Level in Ballast Tanks in Oil Platforms
Eslam Ahmed Said (University of Sharjah), Walid A. Metwally (University of Sharjah), Priyonta Moshiur R. Rahman (Univ. of Sharjah), Jwaher A. Alnaqbi (Univ. of Sharjah)
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Plasma Sustainment and Tin Particle Mitigation in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography
Andrew Fink (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Alp Aktuna (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Kaitlyn Butler (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Dario G. Panici (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)
Design of an Economical Low-Power Fast Spectrum Molten Chloride Reactor
Thomas Thompson (South Carolina State University), Scott P. Palmtag (North Carolina State University), Lindsay Verrico (North Carolina State University), Charles E. Goodman (North Carolina State University), Vincent N. Novellino (North Carolina State University)
Design of a Novel Decision-Making Tool for the Analysis of Protective Actions During a Radiological Release
Elizabeth Jaye (Purdue University), Mark P. D'Aloia (Purdue University), David J. Champlin (Purdue University), Emily F. Downing (Purdue University)
ANS Student Design Competition
Thomas J. Harrison (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)), Brandon Connor (University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UTK)), Will P. Conroy (University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UTK)), Aidan Edens (University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UTK)), Alec Cacheris (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
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