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Deployable Energy achieves criticality at INL
Ahead of the July 4 deadline set by President Trump in Executive Order 14301, the nuclear community has been following the developments of the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program, in which companies have been pursuing DOE authorization to build and test their first-of-a-kind nuclear technologies. The EO set an ambitious goal of three reactors achieving criticality by July 4, 2026.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Kaibab
Session Chair:
J. Rory Kennedy
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Sensitivity Analysis of TRISO Fuel Configuration in a MiniFuel Irradiation Experiment
3:15–3:35PM MST
Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Zane G. Wallen (ORNL), Annabelle G. Le Coq (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), Kory D. Linton (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL)
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Preliminary Data and Thermal Modeling of In Situ Wireless Sensor Irradiation in the High Flux Isotope Reactor
3:35–3:55PM MST
Padhraic L. Mulligan (ORNL), Kara Godsey (ORNL), Daniel C. Sweeney (ORNL), A. Shay Chapel (ORNL), N. Dianne B. Ezell (ORNL), Shawn Stafford (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jeffrey Arndt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jorge Carvajal (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL)
Analysis of Degraded G-348 Graphite used in the High Temperature Test Facility
3:55–4:15PM MST
Sutapa Biswas (Idaho State), Daniel LaBrier (Idaho State), Izabela Gutowska (Oregon State), Brian Woods (Oregon State)
High-Temperature Furnace Testing of Corrosion-Resistant Coatings for Advanced Reactors
4:15–4:35PM MST
William T. Searight (Penn State), Leigh Winfrey (SUNY Maritime College)