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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Kaibab
Session Chair:
J. Rory Kennedy
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Sensitivity Analysis of TRISO Fuel Configuration in a MiniFuel Irradiation Experiment
3:15–3:35PM MST
Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Zane G. Wallen (ORNL), Annabelle G. Le Coq (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), Kory D. Linton (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL)
Paper
Preliminary Data and Thermal Modeling of In Situ Wireless Sensor Irradiation in the High Flux Isotope Reactor
3:35–3:55PM MST
Padhraic L. Mulligan (ORNL), Kara Godsey (ORNL), Daniel C. Sweeney (ORNL), A. Shay Chapel (ORNL), N. Dianne B. Ezell (ORNL), Shawn Stafford (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jeffrey Arndt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jorge Carvajal (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL)
Analysis of Degraded G-348 Graphite used in the High Temperature Test Facility
3:55–4:15PM MST
Sutapa Biswas (Idaho State), Daniel LaBrier (Idaho State), Izabela Gutowska (Oregon State), Brian Woods (Oregon State)
High-Temperature Furnace Testing of Corrosion-Resistant Coatings for Advanced Reactors
4:15–4:35PM MST
William T. Searight (Penn State), Leigh Winfrey (SUNY Maritime College)
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