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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program
It has been about three months since the Department of Energy named 10 companies for its new Reactor Pilot Program, which maps out how the DOE would meet the goal announced by executive order in May of having three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD|Cosponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Benjamin R. Betzler
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Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Staff Producer:
Jay Bogardus (American Nuclear Society)
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Monte Carlo Calculation of the Energy Deposition in the Transformational Challenge Reactor
Alberto Talamo (Argonne National Laboratory), et al (ANL)
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Transformational Challenge Reactor Agile Design Enabled by Additive Manufacturing
Kurt A. Terrani (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Phillip C. Chesser (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Aaron J. Wysocki (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Brian J. Ade (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Benjamin R. Betzler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Modeling Assumptions for Densely Packed TRISO/SiC Fuel Elements with YH Moderator
Briana D. Hiscox (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Benjamin R. Betzler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Brian J. Ade (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Particle Packing Characteristics in Dense TRISO/SiC Fuel Elements and the Impact on Neutronics and Thermomechanics
Austin Schumacher (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Brian Jolly (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Michael Trammel (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Dylan D. Richardson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Grant W. Helmreich (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Benjamin R. Betzler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Daniel Schappel (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Brian J. Ade (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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