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Nuclear Criticality 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 THD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Jasmine F
Session Chair:
Drew M. Ryan (NNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Thien Nguyen (ORNL)
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Slug Bubbles in a Seawater Loop During Natural Circulation Oscillation
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Howard Y.K. Li (City Univ. Hong Kong), Gong Chen (City Univ. Hong Kong), Chin Pan (City Univ. Hong Kong)
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A Test Facility for Experimental Investigation of Nucleate Boiling on an Inclined Surface
10:20–10:40AM PDT
Caleb Thompson (Penn State), Michael Riley (Penn State)
Parametric Study of Quenching Behavior of 316L Stainless Steel and ZIRLO Tubes in Simulated LOCA Reflood Conditions
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Nicolas Fox (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Cole Dunbar (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Thomas Demo (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hwasung Yeom (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology)
High Temperature Fiber Optic Temperature Sensor Performance
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Chris Balbier (Penn State), Scout Bucks (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
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