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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 OPD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Sonoran 1
Session Chair:
Timothy M. Crook
Alternate Chair:
T.J. Morton (INL)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Investigations of Advanced Measurement Methods for High-Temperature Heat-Pipe Experiments
1:00–1:20PM MST
Sunming Qin (INL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Philippe Bardet (George Washington Univ.)
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Development of Non-Nuclear Microreactor Experimental Capability
1:20–1:40PM MST
Terry Morton (INL), Jeremy Hartvigsen (INL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
Incorporation of Historical Information into the Advanced Reactor Design Process: A Case Study on the Development of a Molten Salt Sampling System
1:40–2:00PM MST
Megan Harkema (Vanderbilt Univ.), Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Paul Marotta (Vanderbilt Univ.), Andrew Sowder (EPRI)
Overview and Review of the Plugging Problem in Molten Salt Reactors
2:00–2:20PM MST
Terry Price (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Progress of Nuclear Design and Analysis of the Fast Modular Reactor
2:20–2:40PM MST
Darrin Leer (General Atomics), Matthew Virgen (General Atomics), Steve Ruther (General Atomics), Jonathan Lowe (General Atomics), Oscar Gutierrez (General Atomics), John Bolin (General Atomics), Hangbok Choi (General Atomics)
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