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2022 ANS Annual Meeting
June 12–16, 2022
Anaheim, CA|Anaheim Hilton
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Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Friday, December 3, 2021|12:00–1:45PM (1:00–2:45PM EST)|Columbia 4
Session Chair:
Steven Arndt (ORNL)
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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
12:05–12:25PM (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
12:25–12:45PM (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
12:45–1:05PM (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
1:05–1:25PM (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
1:25–1:45PM (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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