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November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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The current status of heat pipe R&D
Idaho National Laboratory under the Department of Energy–sponsored Microreactor Program recently conducted a comprehensive phenomena identification and ranking table (PIRT) exercise aimed at advancing heat pipe technology for microreactor applications.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Friday, December 3, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EST |Columbia 4
Session Chair:
Steven Arndt (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Session Organizer:
Jamie Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Student Assistant:
Juan Valderrama
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Methods to Evaluate Embedded Sensor Performance for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
1:05–1:25PM EST
William H. Ferrell IV (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Jacob R. Houser (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Holden C. Hyer (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL)
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Transit Time Flow Measurement via High-Temperature Irradiation-Resistant Thermocouples
1:25–1:45PM EST
Alexander H. Hashemian (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Richard Skifton (INL)
Trace Xenon Measurements Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Fuel Failure Monitoring in Generation IV Gas-Cooled Fast Reactors
1:45–2:05PM EST
M. Burger (Univ. of Michigan), L. Garrett (Univ. of Michigan), A. Burak (Univ. of Michigan), V. Petrov (Univ. of Michigan), A. Manera (Univ. of Michigan), X. Sun (Univ. of Michigan), P. Sabharwall (INL), I. Jovanovic (Univ. of Michigan)
Design of a High Temperature Eddy Current Flow Meter via Thermal-Mechanical Simulation
2:05–2:25PM EST
G. Kinzler (Univ. of Pittsburgh), U. Zangrilli (Univ. of Pittsburgh), H. Ban (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
Improvements in Antineutrino Detector Response by Including Fission Product Transitions
2:25–2:45PM EST
Wei Eng Ang (Texas A&M Univ.), Sanghun Lee (Texas A&M Univ.), Shikha Prasad (Texas A&M Univ.)
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