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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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BWXT starts building Pele microreactor core
Fabrication of the reactor core for the 1.5-MW Project Pele demonstration microreactor has begun, according to BWX Technologies. Pele is being developed at the BWXT Innovation Campus in Lynchburg, Va., for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|2:35–4:00PM EST |Columbia 9
Session Chair:
Steve LaMont (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Igor Jovanovic (Univ. of Michigan)
Session Organizer:
Kenan Unlu
Student Assistant:
Caitlin Martin
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Sensitivity of Nuclear Radiogauges in Detecting Water Levels in Ballast Tanks
2:40–3:00PM EST
Walid A. Metwally (Univ. of Sharjah), Jwaher Alnaqbi (Univ. of Sharjah), Eslam Ahmed (Univ. of Sharjah), Priyonta Rahman (Univ. of Sharjah)
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Proton Beam Dosimetry Using Cerenkov Radiation: A Feasibility Study
3:00–3:20PM EST
Steven A. Thompson (Univ. of Florida)
Measurement of Transition Probabilities of Europium Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
3:20–3:40PM EST
Sawyer Irvine (ORNL), Hunter Andrews (ORNL), Kristian Myhre (ORNL), Kari Lawson (Tenn. Technological Univ.), Jamie Coble (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville)
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