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Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
Panel and Technical Session|Lightning Talks
Saturday, April 15, 2023|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Student Union 262A
Session Chair:
Lance M. Drouet
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Matthew McMillan (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by ARPA-E.
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Wavelength-Resolved Thermoluminescence for Scintillator Development
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Rebecca Lalk (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Yauhen Tratsiak (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Luis Stand (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Charles L. Melcher (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Mariya Zhuravleva (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Simulated Nuclear Detection Algorithm Adaptation: Spectral Comparison Ratios
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Andrew Sanchez (US Military Academy)
Neutronics Analysis of Molten Uranium Breeder Reactor with a Code-to-Code Verification
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Christian M. Pochron (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Neal L. Mann (Neal Mann & Associates), Mihai (Mike) G. Pop (AREVA NP, Inc.)
Development and Evaluation of Parallel Simulated Annealing Algorithm for Reactor Core Optimization Problems
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Robert J. Mikouchi-Lopez (NCSU), Gregory K. Delipei (NCSU), Jason Hou (NCSU)
An Introduction to Quantitative Compton Imaging
11:35–11:55AM EDT
Jonathan T. Mitchell (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Michael J. Liesenfelt (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Blake Montz (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jason P. Hayward (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jeff Preston (Y-12 National Security Complex), Ramkumar Venkataraman (ORNL), Kyle Schmitt (ORNL), Klaus Ziock (ORNL)
Analysis of Post-CHF Heat Transfer for Downward Vertical Boiling in a Square Channel
11:55AM–12:15PM EDT
Nataly R. Panczyk (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Ethan H. Nicolls (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Joseph L. Bottini (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Feasibility and Mechanics of SiC Flow for Fabrication of Containment Structures
12:15–12:35PM EDT
Katie Karl (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Caen K. Ang (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Christopher B. Shaver (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Thermal Micromechanical Tensile Testing Technique of TRISO Particle Interlayer
12:35–12:55PM EDT
Charles T. Rivera (Idaho State), Tanner J. Mauseth (Idaho State), M.L. Dunzik-Gougar (Idaho State)
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