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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 RPSD
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|12:30–2:15PM EST |Columbia 9
Session Chair:
Mitchell Mika
Alternate Chair:
Robert B. Hayes
Session Organizer:
Michael Lorne Fensin
Student Assistant:
Maxwell Mudger
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Million Person Study of Low-Dose Radiation Health Effects
12:35–12:55PM EST
John D. Boice, Jr. (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements), Lawrence T. Dauer (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
Paper
EPR Dosimetry of Tooth Enamel for Low Dose Epidemiological Studies
12:55–1:15PM EST
Fatma M. Abdelrahman (NC State Univ.), Robert B. Hayes (NC State Univ.)
Evaluation of Polyethylene and Blank Pulsed Sphere Experiments Using Deuteron Transport Feature in COG
1:15–1:35PM EST
Soon S. Kim (LLNL), David P. Heinrichs (LLNL), Edward M. Lent (LLNL)
Gamma Shielding Assessment of Metal Oxide Infused Conformal Coatings
1:35–1:55PM EST
Sam Hanson (NC State Univ.), Radek Pudelko (NC State Univ.), Robert B. Hayes (NC State Univ.)
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