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Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Norway’s Halden reactor takes first step toward decommissioning
The government of Norway has granted the transfer of the Halden research reactor from the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) to the state agency Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND). The 25-MWt Halden boiling water reactor operated from 1958 to 2018 and was used in the research of nuclear fuel, reactor internals, plant procedures and monitoring, and human factors.
Technical Session|Net Zero Nuclear
Tuesday, October 8, 2024|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Jhansi Kandasamy
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The Three Dimensions of Nuclear Power: Applications (Replacing all Fossil Fuels), Reactors and Fuel Cycles (Fissile Materials and Waste Management)
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Charles Forsberg (MIT)
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Technoeconomic Assessment of Nuclear Integrated Hydrogen Production in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Wen-Chi Cheng (INL), Nahuel Guaita (INL), Maria A. Herrera Diaz (INL), Kathleen P. Sweeney (INL), L. Todd Knighton (INL)
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Dynamic Modeling of Latent Heat Thermal Battery
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Daniel Mikkelson (INL), Sunming Qin (INL), Jun Soo Yoo (INL)
Towards Net-Zero: Nuclear-Assisted Waste Biomass to Liquid Fuel in Eastern Idaho
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Grant Hawkes (INL), Kathleen Sweeney (INL)
Safety-Related Instrumentation and Control Pilot Project Briefing and Update
2:20–2:40PM MDT
Paul J. Hunton (INL), Mark Samselski (Constellation Energy)
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