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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Discovering, Making, and Testing New Materials: SRNL’s Center For Hierarchical Waste Form Materials
Savannah River National Laboratory researchers are building on the laboratory’s legacy of using cutting-edge science to effectively immobilize nuclear waste in innovative ways. As part of the Center for Hierarchical Waste Form Materials, SRNL is leveraging its depth of experience in radiological waste management to explore new frontiers in the industry.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD|Cosponsored by THD
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Room 5
Session Chair:
Lin-Wen Hu
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Erik H. Wilson
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A Limited and Generalized Study on LEU Fuel Cycle Costs for High-Performance Research Reactors
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Abdullah G. Weiss (NIST Center for Neutron Research)
Paper
Impact of U-10Mo Irradiation Thermo-Mechanical Effects on MURR LEU Safety Analyses
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Dhongik S. Yoon (Argonne National Laboratory), F. Cetinbas (Argonne National Laboratory), W. Mohamed (Argonne National Laboratory), J. A. Stillman (Argonne National Laboratory), E. E. Feldman (Argonne National Laboratory), V. Mascolino (Argonne National Laboratory), M. Pinilla (Argonne National Laboratory), E. H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory)
Fuel Conversion Efforts at the High Flux Isotope Reactor - a 2025 Status Update
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Carol W. Sizemore (Isotopes & Radiation Division), David Chandler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kevin Burg (Young Members Group), Jin Whan Bae (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Donny Hartanto (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Joel L. McDuffee (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Tim Smith (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
The ADDER Open-Source Fuel Management Software and its Application to Research and Test Reactor LEU Conversion
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Christian Castagna (Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)), Valerio Mascolino (Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)), Kyle Anderson (Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)), Gerardo Aliberti (Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)), John A. Stillman (Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)), Mohamed Elsawi (Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)), Erik Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory (ANL))
Progress on LEU U-10Mo Fuel Element Design, Testing, and Safety Analysis for Conversion of U.S. High Performance Research Reactors
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Kyle E. Anderson (Argonne National Laboratory), Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory), Lin-Wen Hu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Maria Pinilla (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Abudullah Weiss (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Dhongik S. Yoon (Argonne National Laboratory), John A. Stillman (Argonne National Laboratory), Valerio Mascolino (Argonne National Laboratory), Firat Cetinbas (Argonne National Laboratory), Andrew S. Hebden (Argonne National Laboratory)
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