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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by ETWDD|Cosponsored by YMG
Friday, December 3, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EST |Columbia 2
Session Chair:
Laura Hermann
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Laura Scheele (VTR Communications Director, Idaho National Laboratory)
Student Assistant:
Brison Cowan
What's in a Name? Making the case for America's state-of-the-art facilities State-of-the-art facilities attract talent, creativity and collaboration. Without sustained investment, America's scientific infrastructure cannot support world-class learning, research or technology commercialization. This session aims to distinguish development from deployment activities and to articulate the particular contributions that universities, national laboratories and private companies make to assert American leadership in the global nuclear enterprise.
William Freebairn
S&P Global
Jennifer Gordon
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
Dana Knee
Dominion Energy
Kemal Pasamehmetoglu
INL
Emily Shemon
Principal Nuclear Engineer, Argonne
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