GAIN Power Hour #1
For one hour, GAIN will ‘seed the room’ with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory staff so you can come, connect, and ask your questions.
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Organizations
NEI’s International Uranium Fuel Seminar
The event was a prime networking opportunity for nuclear fuel and utility leaders. Participants explored the issues impacting the nuclear fuel cycle by attending two half-day sessions on fuel policy, markets, and trade issues, as well as plenty of networking opportunities.
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The Race to Decarbonize: The Versatile Test Reactor’s role in realizing our clean energy future
The Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) Program and the Nuclear Energy Institute presented this in-depth dialogue about the VTR’s essential role in expanding the US’ world-class research capabilities and supporting the next generation of nuclear power to help achieve a clean energy future.
Multiphysics Design Optimization and Additive Manufacturing of Nuclear Components, Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC
Westinghouse and Oak Ridge National Laboratory will use multiphysics design optimization methods and additive manufacturing to help develop new nuclear components as well as optimized replacements to existing components that are optimum for meeting design requirements and are manufacturable.
Advanced Nuclear Fuel Pellet Designs, Exelon Nuclear
The objective of this project is to explore a number of advanced heterogenous fuel design concepts to improve the operational, safety, and economic performance of existing power plants.
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Density Measurements of Plutonium Bearing Salts via Neutron Beam Dilatometry, TerraPower LLC
The objective of this project is to determine the density of actinidemolten salt solutions using neutron dilatometry.
2020 Molten Salt Reactor Workshop
The 2020 Molten Salt Reactor Workshop was held virtually on October 14–15, 2020 from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. There was an overwhelming response to the workshop this year and approximately 500 people registered for this year’s workshop.
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Coupled Neutronic and Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of a Natural Circulation Based Small Modular Reactor Using VERA-CS, SMR, LLC
The objective of this project was to analyze reactor core and system behavior in response to anticipated transients and accident scenarios and to use the Virtual Environment for Reactor Applications (VERA) code suite, which employs multi-physics simulation to model feedback behavior in the reactor core.
Characterization of the Radiation Stability of Molten Nitrate/Nitrite Salts for use as Heat Transfer Fluids in Nuclear Reactor Power Plants, Yellowstone Energy
The objective of this project is to complete the necessary irradiation testing required and accelerate the retirement of risk related to qualification of nuclear environment nitrate salts. It is expected that the results of this project will significantly advance the MNSR design by qualifying the radiation stability of nitrate salt coolants in a nuclear environment.
Radiation Testing for Nuclear Inspection Systems, Vega Wave Systems
The objective of this project was to test the Enduray Vision System developed by Vega Wave Systems Inc., using 3 MeV X-rays generated by the Van de Graaff system, to assess the radiation tolerance of the system. These tests showed that the Enduray Vision System was 10× more radiation-hard than the best available commercial competitor in terms of dose rate and can easily sustain radiation dose rates and total doses seen in the most extreme commercial applications in the nuclear energy industry.
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