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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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INL opens molten salt testing facility
Idaho National Laboratory has announced that the National Reactor Innovation Center’s Molten Salt Thermophysical Examination Capability (MSTEC) facility will begin operations in March 2026.
Providing testing capabilities for molten salts, including fuel salts, MSTEC extends INL’s abilities to advance molten salt reactor technology and provide data needed for safe reactor deployment.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Acacia
Session Chair:
Julie Jacobson (NEUP/INL)
Alternate Chair:
Felicia Wright (NEUP/INL)
Session Organizer:
Andrew E. Thomas (INL)
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A Novel Optically Transparent Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode Design for Spectroelectrochemistry
3:15–3:35PM MST
Hannah K. Patenaude (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Nastasija Damjanovic (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Jason Rakos (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Karen Gonzalez (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Shirmir D. Branch (PNNL), Cory A. Rusinek (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas)
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Ab-initio Liquidus Line Predictions of Binary Molten Salt Systems
3:35–3:55PM MST
Tanooj Shah (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Kamron Fazel (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Yunfeng Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Ravishankar Sundararaman (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Isotopic Uncertainty Quantification of a Molten Salt Reactor Model for Safeguards Purposes
3:55–4:15PM MST
Andre Vidal Soares (Penn State), Branko Kovacevic (Penn State), Azaree Lintereur (Penn State), Amanda Johnsen (Penn State), Benjamin Betzler (ORNL), Michael Dion (ORNL), William J. Walters (Penn State)
Material Quantification of Molten Salts Using Spark-Induced Plasma-Bubble Spectroscopy
4:15–4:35PM MST
Kayla Hahn (NCSU), Alina Jugan (NCSU), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Solvated Electrons in Molten Salts
4:35–4:55PM MST
Davis Bryars (NCSU), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
Na2MxSn2S6 (M=Na, Ni, Mg; x=1,2) Metal Sulfide Ion Exchangers with Exceptional Acid Stability
4:55–5:15PM MST
Michael A. Quintero (Northwestern Univ.), Richard Godsel (Northwestern Univ.), Mercouri G. Kanatzidis (Northwestern Univ.)
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