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Nuclear Installations Safety
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Jasmine H
Session Chair:
Christian M. Petrie
Alternate Chair:
Edward J. Cazalas
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Measuring Flow Rates and Compositions in Salt Reactors with Gamma Spectroscopy
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Charles Forsberg (MIT), Dave Carpenter (MIT), Seth Dayawansa (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Paper
A Compact and Robust Semiconductor Neutron Detector Alternative for Subsurface Exploration
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Shikha Prasad (SLB)
Laser-Spectroscopy Testbed Design for Impurity Monitoring in Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors
1:40–2:00PM PDT
M. Ortiz (Univ. Michigan), E. Kent (ANL), J. Craparo (Energy Research Co.), R. De Saro (Energy Research Co.), I. Jovanovic (Univ. Michigan), M. Burger (Univ. Michigan)
Drift for Optical Fiber-Based Gamma Thermometer
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Thomas E. Blue (Ohio State), Anthony Birri (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL)
Cherenkov-Based Neutron Detector Design and Development for Advanced Reactors
2:20–2:40PM PDT
Jacob Strong (Univ. Utah), Jesse Snow (Univ. Utah), Edward Cazalas (Univ. Utah)
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