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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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Nuclear's future discussed at MURR expansion
ANS Executive Director/CEO Craig Piercy recently spoke on nuclear power’s potential for answering today’s energy demands as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at the University of Missouri. He also took part in the ribbon cutting for a large addition to the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR).
Technical Session|Sponsored by Evolution of Material Properties
Thursday, December 14, 2023|1:00–2:40PM CST|Galerie 1
Session Chair:
Jason Trelewicz (Stony Brook University)
Alternate Chair:
Thak Sang Byun (ORNL)
Track Organizers:
Gary Was (Univ. Michigan)
Dong Liu (University of Bristol)
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Generalizable Neural Network Prediction of Density in Molten Salt Mixtures
1:00–1:20PM CST
J. Barra (Univ. Massachusetts, Lowell), S. Shahbazi (ANL), T. Starkus (ANL), A. Birri (ORNL), P. Balaprakash (ORNL), S.T. Lam (Univ. Massachusetts, Lowell)
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Development of Accurate Potential Model for Molten Potassium Chloride Using Machine Learning and Pressure-Based Correction
1:20–1:40PM CST
Lee Hyunseok (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Takuji Oda (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Friction and Wear of Candidate Metal Alloys for Fluoride Salt Pump Bearing and Shaft Materials
1:40–2:00PM CST
L. Vergari (Univ. California, Berkeley), M. Borrello (Univ. California, Berkeley), Y.J. Xu (Univ. California, Berkeley), R.O. Scarlat (Univ. California, Berkeley)
Evaluating the Methodology of Static Isothermal Molten Salt Compatibility Experiments
2:00–2:20PM CST
B.A. Pint (ORNL), D. Sulejmanovic (ORNL), Y.-F. Su (ORNL), R. Pillai (ORNL), W. Reed (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Molecular Dynamics Simulation on Corrosion Interface of α-Iron and Liquid Lead Using Machine Learning Potential
2:20–2:40PM CST
Seoyeon Bak (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Takuji Oda (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
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