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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|12:30–2:15PM EST |Columbia 2
Session Chair:
Anna S. Erickson
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Session Organizer:
Student Assistant:
Nathan Ryan
The panel of experts will discuss advances in enabling technologies and innovation in nuclear nonproliferation in the context of emerging nuclear fuel cycle technologies and global reactor deployment scenarios. Emphasis of the panel will be on the areas of data science and engineering, advanced manufacturing, and novel instrumentation in support of nuclear nonproliferation and energy as highlighted through activities of the NNSA-sponsored Consortium for Enabling Technologies and Innovation
Raymond Cao
Ohio State Univ.
Steve Biegalski
Georgia Institute of Technology
Paul Wilson
Univ. Wisconsin, Madison
Anna Erickson
Georgia Tech
Pavel Tsvetkov
Texas A&M University
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