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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 MSTD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Room 7
Session Chair:
Ryan T. Sweet
Alternate Chair:
Pierre-Clement A. Simon
Session Organizer:
Jake R. Quincey
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Chemical Composition Analysis of Irradiated UCO TRISO Fuel Kernels Using Atom Probe Tomography (APT)
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Yong Yang (University of Florida), Alejandro Corrales (University of Florida)
Paper
Characterization of the Grain Size of the Silicon Carbide Layer in AGR TRISO Fuels
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Katherine I. Montoya (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Grant W. Helmreich (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Tyler J. Gerczak (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Initial Observations from XCT Imaging of AGR-5/6/7 TRISO Particles
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Grant W. Helmreich (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Tyler J. Gerczak (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), William F. Cureton (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jesse W. Werden (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Post-irradiation 1600°C Heating Test of AGR-1 UCO Fuel Kernels
11:00–11:20AM CDT
John Stempien (Idaho National Laboratory), Lu Cai (Idaho National Laboratory), Paul A. Demkowicz (Idaho National Laboratory), Edward L. Reber (Idaho National Laboratory), Cad L. Christensen (Idaho National Laboratory)
Morphological Evolution in Irradiated AGR-5/6/7 TRISO Fuel
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Zuzanna Krajewska (Idaho National Laboratory), John D. Stempien (Idaho National Laboratory)
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