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Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Two steps forward for U.K. advanced nuclear
This week, two significant announcements have emerged from the United Kingdom’s advanced reactor sector.
On June 14, Rolls-Royce, the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory, and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency announced that they had signed two trilateral memorandums of cooperation to collaborate on “advanced modular reactor (AMR) technology, specifically high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGR), and the coated particle fuel these reactors will use.”
Separately, on June 16, Bellevue, Wash.–based TerraPower announced that its Natrium reactor design has been formally submitted for U.K. regulatory review. The company also announced the formation of a new subsidiary, TerraPower UK Ltd.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD|Cosponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Benjamin R. Betzler
Session Organizer:
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)
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)