RE:It's a long way to the prairie ! Nuclear fuels research receives award (2012)
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The research team members are Dr. Sean McDeavitt (pictured), Dr. Jean Ragusa, Michael Naramore and Robert Miller from Texas A&M and TEES; Shripad Revankar and Alvin Solomon from Purdue; and James Malone from IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. The team is being recognized for its paper, "Introducing a High Thermal Conductivity UO2-BeO Nuclear Fuel Concept."
"I am honoured to receive this award from the American Nuclear Society," said McDeavitt, Texas A&M's lead researcher. "It is gratifying to receive peer recognition and affirmation for the quality and direction of our nuclear fuels research. The whole team at Texas A&M and Purdue is looking forward to continuing our relationship with IBC as we advance this exciting technology to the next phase and hopefully closer to a commercial reality."
IBC says the company is committed to its BeO enhanced nuclear fuel research with Purdue and Texas A&M, which is focused on developing a high thermal conductivity nuclear fuel for both current and future nuclear power reactors. The aim of the research is to develop a commercial application of the fuel that is more efficient and safer than existing nuclear fuels and also to increase downstream demand for beryllium oxide.