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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Education and training to support Canadian nuclear workforce development
Along with several other nations, Canada has committed to net-zero emissions by 2050. Part of this plan is tripling nuclear generating capacity. As of 2025, the country has four operating nuclear generating stations with a total of 17 reactors, 16 of which are in the province of Ontario. The Independent Electricity System Operator has recommended that an additional 17,800 MWe of nuclear power be added to Ontario’s grid.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Thursday, November 19, 2020|12:15–2:00PM EST
Session Chair:
Luca Capriotti
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Jessie Vazquez (American Nuclear Society)
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Oxidation of Yttrium Hydride Moderator for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
Ken Kane (ORNL), Padraig Stack (University of Akron), Peter Mouche (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Bruce A. Pint (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Xunxiang Hu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Thermal properties and reversible transformation in yttrium hydride
Artem A. Trofimov (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Xunxiang Hu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Hsin Wang (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Ying Yang (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kurt A. Terrani (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Towards atom irradiation and examination of nuclear materials
Junhua Jiang (Idaho National Laboratory), Congjian Wang (Idaho National Laboratory)
Thermomechanical Properties of Bulk Yttrium Hydride for High-Temperature Moderator Application
Xunxiang Hu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Mehdi Balooch (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kurt A. Terrani (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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