⚛️NHE Consortium⚛️

The Nuclear Heat Exchanger Consortium is a collaboration between @uwmadison engineers & industry to research efficient, safer, more reliable nuclear energy.

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Several graduate researchers are presenting their compact heat exchanger work to nuclear energy innovators and regulators today, at MPR Associates. One of many more steps to come toward viable advanced reactors.

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Read about how Bill Gates is pushing Congress to invest more into advanced nuclear reactors. https://t.co/God0nVOwkk

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Molten Salt Reactors are a hot topic among nuclear energy developers. Work started in the 1960's and today a number of start-up companies are working hard to commercialize these design once again. Find more information @ https://t.co/nWqMxDvgM5

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PhD candidate Shaun Aakre closely watches the pressure gauge in anticipation of a heat exchanger rupture. This test will help CompRex, a Wisconsin-based company, to commercialize their compact devices in numerous industries.

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The Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 (#NEICA) became public law on September 28. The law includes provisions to accelerate U.S. advanced reactor development, including concepts that may use our compact heat exchangers!

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@NHE_UW University of Michigan PhD student Sheng Zhang is building this loop to test equipment for advanced nuclear reactors using molten salts!

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@NHE_UW engineers are participating in ASME’s Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code week committee meetings in Atlanta, GA! Included are
sessions on high temperature reactors, general nuclear design, and in-service
inspections.

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The @NHE_UW NC State team is getting ready for creep tests at 760 C (1400 F) to investigate the high-temperature material performance!

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The @NHE_UW University of Michigan team has moved into their new
thermal-hydraulic lab and is ready to do some heat exchanger testing!

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Learn more about compact heat exchangers! @NHE_UW member MPR Associates is presenting at ICONE27 https://t.co/SKZX0tsER3.

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NHE students doing hands-on experimental work! PhD candidate Ian Jentz(L) and undergraduate Erik Kernozek(R) lowering the cover back onto the Instron tensile testing machine hydraulic power unit after maintenance.

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Ever wonder what it looks like to see if a material is strong enough for a heat exchanger. Here is how we do it.

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Lot's of smart people from @NHE_UW aiming to build a better heat exchanger

[Todd Allen @ToddAllen5]

If you want to read a summary of the discussion behind this forum, take a look at https://t.co/8z3XPPJdHJ

[Institute for Nuclear Energy Systems @UWMadison @uw_ines]

Kicking off this year’s seminar series with Prof. Igor Jovanovic from @umichNERS and @NNSA_CVT

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Science is fun. Look what the @NHE_UW students get to do to cutting edge heat exchangers to see what it takes to break them.

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How do you examine a modern heat exchanger with a complicated geometry? Our research partners at EPRI are figuring it out. (BTW that is a real researcher hand. Not a hand model!)

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What does the hard work of science look like? Here is getting ready for a creep test.

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and if you visit, please eat at Pickles! https://t.co/0bwgjQdwfM

[U.S. Department of Energy @ENERGY]

#OnThisDay in 1955: Arco, Idaho, became the first town lit entirely by nuclear power from the BORAX-III reactor. ⚛️⚡💡

Learn more ➡ https://t.co/KgPntiAqEk

[Institute for Nuclear Energy Systems @UWMadison @uw_ines]

The Couet group will use 3 new NSUF grants to explore novel material under irradiation https://t.co/5dTisEAx8T