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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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State legislation: Illinois bill aims to lift state’s remaining nuclear moratorium
A bill that would fully repeal the state’s entire moratorium on new nuclear projects survived a key deadline in the Illinois General Assembly last week.
To stay afloat in the spring legislative session, bills needed to be assigned to committee by March 21, and state Sen. Sue Rezin’s Senate Bill 1527 now sits with the Senate’s Energy and Public Utilities committee for review.
Technical Session|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Saturday, April 5, 2025|3:15–4:35PM MDT|Valle Grande 1
Session Chair:
Jared Justice
Alternate Chair:
Shane M. Evans
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Radiation-Induced Amorphization in WO₃ and MoO₃: Structural Response
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Katherine Parker-Repsher (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Cale C. Overstreet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Eric O'Quinn (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Maik Lang (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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High-Temperature Oxidation of Single Crystal Nickel-Based Superalloys
3:35–3:55PM MDT
William M. Schleper (U.S. Naval Academy), Elizabeth Getto (U.S. Naval Academy)
Quantifying Amorphous Fractions Using Different Characterization Techniques
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Will Gardner (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Cale C. Overstreet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Maik Lang (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Innovative Fuel Designs for Pebble Bed Reactors
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Matt Manuel (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Cece Warren (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Michael Divittorio (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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