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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Excelsior University student section awarded community education grant
The American Nuclear Society Student Section at Excelsior University in Albany, N.Y., was awarded a $5,000 grant from the ANS Student Section Strategic Fund initiative for its program, Empowering Tomorrow’s Nuclear Innovators: A Collaborative Approach to Nuclear Technology Education and Awareness.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Friday, December 3, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EST |Columbia 9
Session Chair:
Troy Munro
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Study of Transport Properties Eutectic LiCl-KCl at 1200 K
10:05–10:25AM EST
Kai Duemmler (NC State Univ.), Benjamin Beeler (NC State Univ.), Ruchi Gakhar (INL)
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Ab-initio Molecular Dynamics Study of LiF-NaF-ZrF4 Molten Salt System
10:25–10:45AM EST
Rajni Chahal (Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell), Stephen T. Lam (Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell)
The Melting Point of Molten Salts with Corrosion Product Impurities
10:45–11:05AM EST
Robin V. Roper (Univ. of Idaho), Kristen Geddes (Univ. of Idaho), Richard Christensen (Univ. of Idaho)
Molten Salt Thermal Conductivity Hot Wire Sensor
11:05–11:25AM EST
Peter Kasper (Brigham Young Univ.), Jonathan Dromey (Brigham Young Univ.), Ara Bolander (Brigham Young Univ.), Crewse Petersen (Brigham Young Univ.), Tom Carson (Brigham Young Univ.), Troy Munro (Brigham Young Univ.)
Modeling and Experimental Validation of Shockwave Propagation in Aluminum Plates
11:25–11:45AM EST
James Smith (INL), Colin Merriman (INL), Jeff Lacy (INL), Brad Benefiel (INL), Clark Scott (INL)
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