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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 NISD
Monday, November 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Sonoran 6
Session Chair:
Aaron S. Epiney
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa
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Overview of Earthquake Simulator Experiments of a Gen IV Pebble-Bed Reactor Model
3:15–3:35PM MST
Faizan Ul Haq Mir (Univ. Buffalo), Kaivalya M. Lal (Univ. Buffalo), Benjamin D. Kosbab (Simpson Gumpertz & Heger), Kaniel Z. Tilow (Simpson Gumpertz & Heger), Brian Song (Kairos Power), Nam Nguyen (Kairos Power), Matthew Clavelli (Kairos Power), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. Buffalo)
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Assessing the Impact of Effective Thermal Conductivity on Gas-Cooled Reactor Transients in RELAP5-3D
3:35–3:55PM MST
Robert F. Kile (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Aaron S. Epiney (INL), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Performance Evaluation of Accident Tolerant Fuel in Recovered LOCA Following ECCS Failure
3:55–4:15PM MST
Una Baker (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Development of a PWR Feedwater System Model Using MBSE and SysML
4:15–4:35PM MST
Irfan Ibrahim (Vanderbilt Univ.), Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Kevin Adams (Vanderbilt Univ.)
Mid-Height Seismic Isolation of Safety-Class Equipment in Advanced Nuclear Power Plants
4:35–4:55PM MST
Kaivalya M. Lal (Univ. Buffalo), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. Buffalo), Michael C. Constantinou (Univ. Buffalo)
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