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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Monday, November 16, 2020|3:40–5:50PM EST
Session Chair:
Andrew R. Griffith (Department of Energy)
Alternate Chair:
Cathy S. Dixon (University Research Alliance)
Session Organizers:
Kim Dougherty (University Research Alliance)
Staff Producer:
Susan Gallier (American Nuclear Society)
The Innovations Awards is a DOE-sponsored program to recognize students who have produced innovative research related to Nuclear Technology R&D. Full details of the program can be seen at www.nucleartechinnovations.org.
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Oxide Growth and Dissolution Measurement of 316L Stainless Steel Exposed to Simulated PWR Primary Water and Ion Irradiation
Rigel Hanbury (University of Michigan), Gary S. Was (University of Michigan)
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Reference — Slides
Use of 15N NMR Spectroscopy to Probe Covalency in a Thorium Nitride
Trevor W. Hayton (University of California, Santa Barbara), Jochen Autschbach (University of Buffalo, State University of New York), Guang Wu (University of California, Santa Barbara), Dumitru-Claudiu Sergentu (University of Buffalo, State University of New York), Selena Staun (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Development of High Energy Resolution Cs4BI6:Eu (B = Ca and/or Sr) Scintillators
Merry Koschan (University of Tennessee), Mariya Zhuravleva (University of Tennessee), Charles L. Melcher (University of Tennessee), Luis Stand (University of Tennessee), Daniel Rutstrom (University of Tennessee)
Electrophoretic Separation Properties of Lanthanum and Gadolinium for Reprocessing Applications
Mark R. Deinert (Colorado School of Mines), Sydney A. Holdampf (Colorado School of Mines)
Expanded Nuclear Activities in Space Require Expanded Non-Proliferation Policies
Robert S. Bean (Purdue University), Paul W. Stockett (Purdue University)
Corrosion of Structural Materials in Fluoride Molten Salt with EuF3 and Simulant Fission Products
Michael P. Short (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Samuel W. McAlpine (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Reference — McAlpine ANS Slides
Benzotriazolium Metallate for 99Tc Immobilization and Remediation
James Louis-Jean (University of Nevada Las Vegas)
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