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September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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The spotlight shines on a nuclear influencer
Brazilian model, nuclear advocate, and philanthropist Isabelle Boemeke, who the online TED lecture series describes as “the world’s first nuclear energy influencer,” was the subject of a recent New York Times article that explored her ardent support for and advocacy of nuclear technology.
D. R. McClintock, E. Paxson, H. M. Ferrari
Nuclear Technology | Volume 1 | Number 5 | October 1965 | Pages 425-431
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NT65-A20553
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Ten thin-walled Type-304 stainless-steel-clad fuel rods were irradiated as part of the Saxton core to a maximum burnup of 8900 MWd/t at a maximum heat flux of 410 000 Btu/(h ft2) (129 W/cm2). The corresponding integrated fast flux exposure ( > 1 MeV) was 1.1 x 1021 n/cm2. Postirradiation examinations revealed no evidence of failure or crack formation, although the thin-walled clad was subjected to plastic deformation. The experiment demonstrated satisfactory performance of stainless steel in a borated PWR environment.
