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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 MSTD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Marriott 10
Session Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Coupled Neutronics, Thermal Hydraulics, and Fuel Performance Simulations of a Natural Circulation Based SMR
1:00–1:20PM EDT
Ryan T. Sweet (ORNL), Ian T. Greenquist (ORNL), Aaron M. Graham (ORNL), Rick Trotta (Holtec Int'l), Clay Lietwiler (Holtec Int'l), Faisal Odeh (Holtec Int'l)
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Burnup Effects on TRISO Thermomechanical Performance During Transients
1:20–1:40PM EDT
Carlotta G. Ghezzi (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Crystal Plasticity Nanoindentation Modeling of Depleted α-Uranium Using Marmot
1:40–2:00PM EDT
Gavin VandenBroeder (Oregon State), David Frazer (INL), Dewen Yushu (INL), Stephanie Pitts (INL), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State)
Study of Stress Relaxation Behavior Using Nanoindentation Method with Various Deformation Rate
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Tzu-Yi Chang (Oregon State), David Frazer (INL), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State)
Conversion of EBR-II Fuel to HALEU Oxide Pellets
2:20–2:40PM EDT
Leah Squires (INL), Cynthia Adkins (INL), Colt Heathman (INL), Beau Ballard (INL)
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