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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|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|2:35–4:00PM EST |Fairchild
Session Chair:
Christina Leggett (Booz Allen Hamilton)
Session Organizer:
Jinsuo Zhang (Virginia Polytechnic Univ.)
Student Assistant:
K. Lisa Reed
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Molecular Analysis of Tritium Solvation in Flibe and Flinak: Effect of Fluoroacidity, Oxidation State, and Impurities
2:40–3:00PM EST
Stephen T. Lam (Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell), Rajni Chahal (Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell)
Paper
Corrosion Chemistry and Control in Molten NaCl-MgCl2 Salts
3:00–3:20PM EST
Drew M. Glenna (Univ. of Idaho), Matt Lawson (Univ. of Idaho), Haiyan Zhao (Univ. of Idaho)
Modeling Corrosion Product Transport and Reduction via Beryllium Addition in FLiBe Molten Salt
3:20–3:40PM EST
Samuel A. Walker (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Wei Ji (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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Mu*STAR Superconducting Accelerator Driven Subcritical Molten Salt Nuclear Power Plants
3:40–4:00PM EST
Rolland Johnson (Muons), Mary Anne C. Cummings (Muons), Thomas J. Roberts (Muons)
