The 2022 conference was hosted by Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania.
Session 1 – NIST
- The NCNR Fuel Failure Event: Recovery and Corrective Actions – Thomas Newton
- An Operator’s Retelling of the February 3rd, 2021 Accident at the NBSR – Jacob Seiter
- Visual Inspection Tool Assistant for Latch Verification at the NBSR – James Whipple
- Nuclear Channel Noise Monitoring System for Nucleate Boiling Detection – Anil Gurgen
Session 2a – NIST
- Fission Product Release Estimation using Origen and MCNP – Dagistan Sahin
- NBSR Reactor Console Simulator Version 2 – Dagistan Sahin
- NBSR Fuel Management Scheme for Startup – Osman Celikten
- NBSR Rabbit Tubes 1 & 2 Reactivity Feedback Analysis – Abdullah Weiss
- Neutronic Analysis of the NBSR Poisoned Hold Down Tube Replace – Osman Celikten
Session 2b – Operations
- Control Rod Worth Measurements at the Maryland University Training Reactor – Luke Gilde
- Control Rod Shadowing Effects in Control Rod Calibrations of The Oregon State TRIGA® Reactor – Tracy Spoerer
- Cladding Leak of a TRIGA Stainless Steel Fuel Element – Andrew Allison
- Preliminary Results of 2022 Nuclear Testing – Nathan Manwaring
- Degradations of Flux Wands in ASTR Fuel Elements – Bryan Curnutt
Session 3 – Monitoring and Instrumentation
- Application of an In-Core Neutron Monitoring System – P. M. Whaley
- Digital Radiation Monitoring System Upgrade for the NBSR – James Whipple
- Digital Console Upgrade at Penn State Breazeale Reactor, Part I – Adams Tong
- Development of a Detection System for Sub-picocurie per cc Concentration of Ar-41 in Air – True Miller
Session 4 – Modeling and Analysis
- Use of Modeling and Simulation technologies for Secure By Design (SeBD) analysis of Advanced Reactors – Michael Rowland
- New Neutronics Analysis of Heisenberg’s B-VIII Reactor with the Total German Uranium Inventory – Patrick Park
- Flux Characterization and Validation of a 9 Ci 239PuBe Neutron Source using Monte Carlo Methods for Radiation Transport – Auden Oliveri
Session 5 – Fleet Development
- 2022 Status Report Research Reactor Infrastructure Program – Doug Morrell
- URR Fitness Action Plan: Progress & Polling – Ryan Marcum
- New University Reactors: Projects and Partnerships – Ryan Lightly
Session 6a- Facility Management
- Reversing the Lockdown at the MIT Reactor – Ed Lau
- Restart of the AFRRI Reactor – Andrew Cook
- License Amendment to Remove the Instrumented Fuel Element Requirement for Pulsing – Steve Reese
Session 6b – Reactor Experiments
- Utilization of Pulsing Research Reactor Experiments for Special Nuclear Material (SNM) Thermomechanical Property Testing – Ari Foley
- Overview of recent infrastructure developments and activities at the Radiation Science and Engineering Center – Kenan Unlu
- Design and Utilization of the Neutron Beam Port Infrastructure at the Penn State Radiation Science & Engineering Center – Daniel Beck
Session 7 – Operations
- OPTIMUS® Packaging for Training and Research Reactor Wastes and Products – Jeff England
- Cobalt Irradiation Facilities at the RSEC – Zachary Van Horn
- A look at low activation mechanically stable sample holder materials for long duration high power irradiations – Neil O’Leary
- Techniques and measurement of neutron flux directionality in-core under various reactor conditions and positions – Ian Hovarth
- Characterization of new neutron imaging facility (NIF) and its application for visualization of microplastics in environmental samples at Penn State Radiation Science and Engineering Center – Alibek Kenges
- Advancing the Next-Generation of Research Reactors at UIUC – Clive Townsend
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