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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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EnergySolutions to help explore advanced reactor development in Utah
Utah-based waste management company EnergySolutions announced that it has signed a memorandum of understating with the Intermountain Power Agency and the state of Utah to explore the development of advanced nuclear power generation at the Intermountain Power Project (IPP) site near Delta, Utah.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
David Jaluvka (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Akshay Dave (MIT)
Session Organizers:
Erik Wilson (ANL)
Lin-Wen Hu
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Staff Producer:
Rick Michal (American Nuclear Society)
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Experiment and Design Integration for U.S. High Performance Research Reactor Low-Enriched Uranium Conversion
Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory), Laura M. Jamison (Argonne National Laboratory), David Jaluvka (Argonne National Laboratory), John A. Stillman (Argonne National Laboratory)
Paper
Neutronic and Thermal-Hydraulic Design Studies for High Flux Isotope Reactor Conversion to Low-Enriched Uranium High Density Silicide Dispersion Fuel
Jin Whan Bae (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jennifer Meszaros (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Germina Ilas (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), David Chandler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Benjamin R. Betzler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
CFD Simulations of Siphon Breaking for Conditions Relevant to Research Reactors
Jeremy R. Licht (Argonne National Laboratory), Adam R. Kraus (Argonne National Laboratory)
Effects of Surface Roughness Specification on the Onset of Nucleate boiling
Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory), David Jaluvka (Argonne National Laboratory), Son H. Pham (Argonne National Laboratory), Lin-Wen Hu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Akshay Dave (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Experiment Irradiation Strategies Required During LEU Transition Cycles at the University of Missouri Research Reactor
John A. Stillman (Argonne National Laboratory), John M. Gahl (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Kiratadas Kutikkad (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Nickie J. Peters (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Leslie P. Foyto (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory), Wilson M. Cowherd (Argonne National Laboratory)
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