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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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 IRD
Monday, November 16, 2020|3:40–5:50PM EST
Session Chair:
Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
Session Organizers:
Lin-Wen Hu
Alternate Chair:
Jennifer Meszaros (ORNL)
Staff Producer:
Rick Michal (American Nuclear Society)
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Progress on U.S and International Low-Enriched Uranium Reactor Conversions
Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory), John G. Stevens (Argonne National Laboratory)
Paper
Comparison of LEU Fuel Designs for the NBSR and a Replacement Reactor Concept
David J. Diamond (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Thomas H. Newton (National Institute of Standards & Technology), Danyal J. Turkoglu (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Lap-Yan Cheng (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
The Current Status of Converting the University of Missouri Research Reactor from Highly Enriched Uranium to Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel
Wilson M. Cowherd (Idaho National Laboratory), Leslie P. Foyto (University of Missouri Research Reactor), John A. Stillman (Argonne National Laboratory), Nickie J. Peters (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Earl Feldman (Argonne National Laboratory), Dhongik S. Yoon (Argonne National Laboratory), Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory), Kiratadas Kutikkad (University of Missouri Research Reactor)
Effects of LEU Fuel Fabrication Tolerances on Safety and Operation Limits for MIT Reactor
Lin-Wen Hu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Dakota Allen (MIT), Kaichao Sun (MIT), Akshay Dave (MIT), Son H. Pham (ANL), David Jaluvka (ANL), Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
Fuel Conversion Efforts at the High Flux Isotope Reactor - a 2020 Status Update
Benjamin R. Betzler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), David Chandler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jennifer L. Meszaros (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jin W. Bae (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), David H. Cook (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Valerie D. Fudurich (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Trevor Howard (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Christopher J. Hurt (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Germina Ilas (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Prashant K. Jain (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Emilian L. Popov (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Qualification of an LEU Fuel for the Advanced Test Reactor
Jere H. Jenkins (Idaho National Laboratory), Eric Woolstenhulme (Idaho National Laboratory), Maria Pascale (MPR Associates), Douglas Hardymayer (MPR Associates), Kyle G. Metzroth (MPR Associates, Inc.)
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