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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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New financing round benefits Valar
Hawthorne, Calif.–based reactor start-up Valar Atomics recently announced that it has raised $130 million in its Series A funding round, led by venture capital groups Snowpoint, Day One, and Dream.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Sonoran 3
Session Chair:
Jun Liao
Alternate Chair:
Marilyn Delgado
Session Organizer:
Elia Merzari
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Assessment of Oxide Layer Growth Models for Research Reactor Design Demonstration Element
8:00–8:20AM MST
SuJong Yoon (INL), Mauricio E. Tano (INL), Cole M. Mueller (INL), Theron D. Marshall (INL)
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Fluid-to-Fluid Scaling Analysis and Design for Reduced Integral Effect Test Facility of OPR1000
8:20–8:40AM MST
Do Yeong Lim (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Ji Hyun Kim (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Optimization of the Energy Conversion Cycle of a Heat Pipe-Cooled Micro Reactor for Space Applications
8:40–9:00AM MST
Luay M. Alawneh (TAMU), Faisal Aldebie (TAMU), Yassin Hassan (TAMU), Harold G. "Sonny" White (Limitless Space Institute)
Preliminary Third-Order Analysis of a Free Piston Stirling Engine
9:00–9:20AM MST
Phat Doan (Univ. New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
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