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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 MSTD
Thursday, December 2, 2021|3:05–4:50PM EST |Columbia 9
Session Chair:
Troy Munro
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Student Assistant:
Brian Merritt
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Coupling Methodology Between TRANSURANUS and the Multi-Dimensional Fuel Performance Code OFFBEAT
3:10–3:30PM EST
Alessandro Scolaro (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne), Carlo Fiorina (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne), Paul Van Uffelen (European Commission), Arndt Schubert (European Commission), Ivor Clifford (Paul Scherrer Institut), Andreas Pautz (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)
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First Steps Towards Large Strain Analysis in OFFBEAT
3:30–3:50PM EST
Edoardo Luciano Brunetto (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Alessandro Scolaro (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Carlo Fiorina (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Andreas Pautz (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Assessment of Fuel Relocation and Fuel Rod Contact on Fuel Behaviors During a Design Basis Accident of LOCA
3:50–4:10PM EST
Joosuk Lee (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Young-Seok Bang (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety)
Sensitivity Analysis on Silicon Carbide Failure Probability in TRISO
4:10–4:30PM EST
Carlotta G. Ghezzi (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), Giovanni Pastore (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), Brian D. Wirth (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville)
Evaluation of Anisotropic Interfacial Properties of Alpha U via Molecular Dynamics
4:30–4:50PM EST
Khadija Mahbuba (NC State Univ.), Benjamin W. Beeler (NC State Univ.), Andrea Jokisaari (INL)
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