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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, November 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Canaveral 2
Session Chair:
Michael Tonks (University of Florida)
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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UZrCN Formation via Arc Melting -- A Novel Synthesis Study
1:00–1:20PM EST
David Sanches (INL), James Zillinger (INL), Sarah Hamilton (INL)
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Molten Salt Synthesis of Transition Metal and Lanthanide Nitride Surrogates for Actinide Nitride Fuels
1:20–1:40PM EST
Victoria Augustine (Oregon State), Devin McGlamery (Oregon State), Esteban Espinoza (Oregon State), Alexander Chemey (Oregon State)
Molten Salt Synthesis of Functional Carbide Materials
1:40–2:00PM EST
Devin McGlamery (Oregon State), Victoria Augustine (Oregon State), Esteban Espinoza (Oregon State), Alexander Chemey (Oregon State)
RoM Thermal Property Development for NTP Advanced Carbides in Bison
2:00–2:20PM EST
Jeremy D. Smith (Univ. Florida), Jhonathan Rosales (Marshall Space Flight Center), Michael R. Tonks (Univ. Florida)
Method for Estimating Uranium Mass in High-Level Radioactive Debris Using Gamma Spectroscopy
2:20–2:40PM EST
Dagistan Sahin (NIST Center for Neutron Research), H. Heather Chen-Mayer (NIST), Bryan Remley (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Osman S. Celikten (Univ. Maryland), Anil Gurgen (Univ. Maryland)
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