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Aalo and Antares progress on Reactor Pilot Program
Two participants in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program have recently announced significant milestones on their associated reactor projects. Aalo Atomics successfully completed its final design review (FDR), and Antares Nuclear has received DOE approval of its preliminary documented safety analysis (PDSA).
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Thursday, December 2, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EST |Fairchild
Session Chair:
Amanda M. Bachmann
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Christina Leggett (Booz Allen Hamilton)
Student Assistant:
Keenan Hoffman
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Path to Sufficient HALEU Availability in U.S. and Canada?
10:05–10:25AM EST
Cyril W. Draffin, Jr. (U.S. Nuclear Industry Council), Jeffery S. Merrifield (Pillsbury Law)
Paper
The Effects of Impurities in Down-Blending Highly Enriched Uranium on the Reactor Neutronics and Cycle Length
10:25–10:45AM EST
Osman Sahin Celikten (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Dagistan Sahin (NIST Center for Neutron Research)
The Molten Uranium Thermal Breeder Reactor (MUTBR): A Consumer of UNF
10:45–11:05AM EST
Neal L. Mann (Neal Mann & Assoc.), Mihai (Mike) G. Pop (AREVA NP)
Safeguarding Thorium-Fueled Reactors: Understanding the Impact of Protactinium
11:05–11:25AM EST
Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), George W. Hitt (Coastal Carolina Univ.), Claudio Gariazzo (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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