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Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls
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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 ETWDD|Cosponsored by FED
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Room 13 (ONLY avail. M 1:00, W 8:00)
Session Chair:
Andrew E. Thomas
Alternate Chair:
Lane B. Carasik
Session Organizer:
Elia Merzari
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A federally funded five-year STEM forward Training program at Nevada National Security Sites
8:00–8:10AM CDT
Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay (Remote Sensing Laboratory - Andrews), Ki Park (Mission Support and Test Services), Alexander Barzilov (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Woosoon Yim (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Paper
Overcoming Challenges in Industrial Integrated Project Delivery Implementation
8:10–8:20AM CDT
Bruce Burwell (PTAG), Akira T. Tokuhiro (Ontario Tech Library)
Need for Industrial Integrated Project Delivery Training to Manage New Nuclear Construction Challenges
8:20–8:30AM CDT
Akira T. Tokuhiro (Ontario Tech University), Bruce Burwell (PTAG), Michael Debreuil (PTAG), Mark Guy (PTAG), Claudia Xavier (PTAG)
Coordinated Research Projects and Related IAEA Activities on Fast Reactor Technology
8:30–8:40AM CDT
nicole virgili (International Atomic Energy Agency), Vladimir Kriventsev (International Atomic Energy Agency)
Psychosocial Safety Climate Among Managers in Nuclear Energy Lightning Talk
8:40–8:50AM CDT
Jody Porter (Strategic Talent Solutions)
Tracer: Parametric Geometry Generation for Fusion Device Designs
8:50–9:00AM CDT
Katarzyna Borowiec (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)), Vittorio Badalassi (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Cami Collins (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Functionally Graded Plasma Facing Component for a Magnetic Fusion Energy Device
9:00–9:10AM CDT
Luke Olson (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), Colleen Hilla (Savannah River National Laboratory), Paul Rowell (Savannah River National Laboratory), Christopher S. Dandeneau (Savannah River National Laboratory), Adam Gootgeld (Savannah River National Laboratory), Holly Flynn (Savannah River National Laboratory), Alex Somers (Savannah River National Laboratory), Collin Malone (Savannah River National Laboratory), Dale Hitchcock (Savannah River National Laboratory), Guru Dinda (Savannah River National Laboratory), Dilpuneet Aidhy (Clemson University)
OpenMC Model inspection and visualization capabilities
9:10–9:20AM CDT
Patrick C. Shriwise (Argonne National Laboratory), Paul K. Romano (Argonne National Laboratory), Kalin Kiesling (Argonne National Laboratory), Gavin Ridley (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
CrAl/Al2O3 Multilayer as an Effective Tritium/Hydrogen Barrier
9:20–9:30AM CDT
Sumit Bhattacharya (Argonne National Laboratory), Chase N. Taylor (Idaho National Laboratory), Thomas F. Fuerst (Idaho National Laboratory), Nathan Gehmlich (Purdue University), Wei-Ying Chen (Argonne National Laboratory), Abdellatif M. Yacout (Argonne National Laboratory)
The Challenges of Measuring Power Production in Fusion Reactor
9:30–9:40AM CDT
Michael J. Loughlin (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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