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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 FED
Friday, December 3, 2021|3:05–4:50PM EST |Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Paul P. Wilson
Alternate Chair:
Lauren M. Garrison
Session Organizer:
Student Assistant:
Gary Garcia Montes
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Optimization of a Simplified ARC Reactor Design Through Coupled Neutronics, Thermal Hydraulics Modeling
3:10–3:30PM EST
Jack Fletcher (ORNL), Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Arpan Sircar (ORNL), Vittorio Badalassi (ORNL)
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Multi-Physics Simulations for Fusion Reactor Blankets
3:30–3:50PM EST
Arpan Sircar (ORNL), Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Vittorio Badalassi (ORNL), Ethan Peterson (MIT)
Simplified Neutronics Analysis of Solid Breeder Concepts for the FESS-FNSF
3:50–4:10PM EST
Felipe Santos-Novais (Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville)