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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Researchers use one-of-a-kind expertise and capabilities to test fuels of tomorrow
At the Idaho National Laboratory Hot Fuel Examination Facility, containment box operator Jake Maupin moves a manipulator arm into position around a pencil-thin nuclear fuel rod. He is preparing for a procedure that he and his colleagues have practiced repeatedly in anticipation of this moment in the hot cell.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Thursday, November 19, 2020|10:00–11:45AM EST
Session Chair:
Simon M. Pimblott
Alternate Chair:
Kallie E. Metzger
Session Organizer:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Jessie Vazquez (American Nuclear Society)
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Chemical Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Molten Salt Systems
Simon M. Pimblott (Idaho National Laboratory), James F. Wishart (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Jay A. LaVerne (University of Notre Dame), Alejandro Ramos (University of Notre Dame), Kazuhiro Iwamatsu (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Gregory Horne (Idaho National Laboratory), Ruchi Gakhar (Idaho National Laboratory)
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Needle Probe for Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Molten Salts
Brian Merritt (Brigham Young University), Troy Munro (Brigham Young University), Kurt Davis (Idaho National Laboratory), McKay Wilkerson (Brigham Young University), Peter Hartvigsen (Brigham Young University)
Fuel-Cladding Mechanical Interactions in a Small Pin-Type FHR with SiC Cladding
Anna S. Erickson (Georgia Institute of Technology), Nicholas Fassino (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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Compatibility of 316H in Flowing Fluoride Salt at 550°-650°C
Stephen Raiman (ORNL), James R. Keiser (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Dino Sulejmanovic (ORNL), James M. Kurley III (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Bruce A. Pint (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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