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Conference Spotlight
2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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What’s the most difficult question you’ve been asked as a maintenance instructor?
Blye Widmar
"Where are the prints?!"
This was the final question in an onslaught of verbal feedback, comments, and critiques I received from my students back in 2019. I had two years of instructor experience and was teaching a class that had been meticulously rehearsed in preparation for an accreditation visit. I knew the training material well and transferred that knowledge effectively enough for all the students to pass the class. As we wrapped up, I asked the students how they felt about my first big system-level class, and they did not hold back.
“Why was the exam from memory when we don’t work from memory in the plant?” “Why didn’t we refer to the vendor documents?” “Why didn’t we practice more on the mock-up?” And so on.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Columbia 9
Session Chairs:
Subash Sharma (UML)
Marilyn Delgado (BWXT)
Session Organizer:
Ling Zou
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Design Exploration of a Cold-Spray Additive Manufactured Pin-Fin Heat Sinks for Heat Pipe for Microreactors
10:00–10:20AM EST
Marcus Braatz (Penn State), Erik Hisahara (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
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Sensitivity Study on the Fin Effect of Thermocouple Mounted on the Heated Surface Under Film Boiling Conditions
10:20–10:40AM EST
Seokbin Seo (INL), Charles P. Folsom (INL), Colby B. Jensen (INL), Robert J. Armstrong (INL)
Air Thermal Hydraulics Analysis in a Horizontal Dual Channel Plenum-To-Plenum Facility Representing Micronuclear Reactors
10:40–11:00AM EST
Zeyad Zeitoun (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Andrew Lazarski (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Ahmed Jasim (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
Fabrication of Surrogate Rupture Rods for the Replication of Fuel Pin Failure in Liquid Metal Fast Reactors
11:00–11:20AM EST
Nicholas Gallagher (Oregon State), Guillaume Mignot (Oregon State), Wade Marcum (Oregon State)
Effect of Initial Temperature on Quench Behavior of Cr-Coated Zr-Alloy Cladding
11:20–11:40AM EST
Cole Dunbar (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Nicolas Fox (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Thomas Demo (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Benjamin Maier (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Robert Armstrong (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hwasung Yeom (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology)
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