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Report spotlights energy sector’s growing nuclear investment
As part of a broader series on the future of global energy markets, S&P Global has released a report on examining the growing interest in nuclear power as the solution to many of the problems the energy sector faces.
To read the full details and conclusions of the report, click here.
Technical Session|Advanced Reactor Design and Analysis
Wednesday, April 30, 2025|10:00–11:40AM MDT|E.P. Ensley B
Session Chair:
Steven P. Hamilton
Alternate Chair:
Paul K. Romano
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Neutronics Analysis of a Lead-cooled Fast Reactor Using Griffin
10:00–10:25AM MDT
Zachary D. Bevans (NCSU), Scott Palmtag (NCSU), Javier Ortensi (INL)
Paper
Improvements to the MOOSE Reactor Geometry Mesh Builder to Streamline Mesh Generation Workflows for Advanced Reactor Designs
10:25–10:50AM MDT
Shikhar Kumar (MIT), Logan H. Harbour (TAMU), Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Yeon Sang Jung (ANL), Emily R. Shemon (ANL)
Fundamental Improvements to the MOOSE Reactor Module and Mesh System for Meshing Advanced Reactor Geometries
10:50–11:15AM MDT
Yinbin Miao (ANL), Aaron Oaks (ANL), Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Roy Stogner (INL), Soon K. Lee (ANL), Yeon Sang Jung (ANL), Shikhar Kumar (ANL), Emily R. Shemon (ANL), Kun Mo (ANL), Logan H. Harbour (INL)
APOLLO3-SCRAP Calculation Route for Solid-Fuel Fast Reactors Design Application
11:15–11:40AM MDT
Maciej Zajaczkowski (CEA), Laurent Buiron (CEA)
Presented by Jean-François VIDAL (CEA)
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