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From uncertainty to vitality: The future of nuclear energy in Illinois
Nuclear is enjoying a bit of a resurgence. The momentum for reliable energy to support economic development around the country—specifically data centers and AI—remains strong, and strongly in favor of nuclear. And as feature coverage on the states in the January 2026 issue of Nuclear News made abundantly clear, many states now see nuclear as necessary to support rising electricity demand while maintaining a reliable grid and reaching decarbonization goals.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Columbia 12
Session Chair:
Julie Jacobson
Alternate Chair:
Jenna Payne
Session Organizer:
Andrew E. Thomas
Please join us to listen and learn about student research related to the DOE Nuclear Energy University Program.
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Establishing the Relationship Between Reactor Design Choices and Cost Outcomes
3:15–3:35PM EST
Rowan M. Marchie (Univ. Michigan), Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan)
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Constrained Bayesian Optimization to Design Critical Experiments for Advanced Reactors
3:35–3:55PM EST
Michael G. Branco-Katcher (Oregon State), Daniel S. Siefman (LLNL), Todd S. Palmer (Oregon State)
Multiphysics Modeling of a Heat Pipe Microreactor Using Serpent and OpenFOAM
3:55–4:15PM EST
Dean Price (Univ. Michigan), Nathan Roskoff (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Tritium Diffusion Through Na-Montmorillonite
4:15–4:35PM EST
Matthew Riss (Clemson Univ.), Brian A. Powell (Clemson Univ.)
Discrete Element Simulation of Thermal-Fluidic Transport in a Packed Spherical Particle Bed
4:35–4:55PM EST
Andres Gomez (Purdue), Graham Wilson (ANL), Daniel Gould (ASRC Federal), Molly Ross (Purdue), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue)
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