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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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Pavel V. Tsvetkov
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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)
Paper
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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