Reactor Graphite Workshop

Contribution List

1. BNL Welcome

Alejandro Sonzogni (BNL)

7/8/25, 9:00 AM

Welcome

2. Workshop Goals

Dave Brown, Gustavo Nobre (BNL)

7/8/25, 9:10 AM

Welcome

3. Qualifying Graphite for Reactor Applications: A Materials Perspective

Dominic Piedmont (BNL)

7/8/25, 9:25 AM

Material Characterization

4. Discussion about material characterization

All

7/8/25, 9:55 AM

Material Characterization

5. NNL Perspective of Reactor-grade Graphite

Mike Zerkle (NNL)

7/8/25, 10:40 AM

Users' Perspectives

6. Updates to the HTR-PROTEUS HALEU Benchmark Using Modern Analysis Methodologies

Javier Ortensi (INL), John Bess (INL), Volkan Seker (INL)

7/8/25, 11:00 AM

Users' Perspectives

7. Thermal Scattering Law Impact on BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor

Chase Lawing (BWXT), Gabriel Lentchner (BWXT), Matthew Nash (BWXT)

7/8/25, 11:30 AM

Users' Perspectives

8. Discussion about users' perspectives

All

7/8/25, 1:20 PM

Users' Perspectives

9. Physics of Phonons in Graphite: Integrating Inelastic Neutron Scattering Measurements and First-Principles Calculations

Iyad Al-Qasir (ORNL)

7/8/25, 1:50 PM

Differential Data, Modeling and Evaluation

10. Machine learned atomistic modeling of porosity in nuclear graphite

Kemal Ramic (ORNL)

7/8/25, 2:20 PM

Differential Data, Modeling and Evaluation

11. Investigation and Evaluation of Thermal Neutron Scattering in Nuclear Graphite

Ayman Hawari (NCSU/TAMU)

7/8/25, 2:40 PM

Differential Data, Modeling and Evaluation

12. Overview of historical and new transmission measurements of nuclear graphite

Chris Chapman (ORNL)

7/8/25, 3:30 PM

Differential Data, Modeling and Evaluation

13. Investigating the Impact of Fast Neutron Radiation Damage on Graphite Lattice Dynamics

Iyad Al-Qasir (ORNL)

7/8/25, 3:50 PM

Differential Data, Modeling and Evaluation

14. Discussion about modeling and evaluation approaches

All

7/8/25, 4:10 PM

Differential Data, Modeling and Evaluation

15. Integral Benchmarks for Graphite TSL Validation

Catherine Percher (LLNL)

7/9/25, 9:00 AM

Validation

16. Deimos and Graphite TSLs

Nick Thompson (LANL)

7/9/25, 9:30 AM

Validation

17. Modernization of Historical Graphite Measurements and Techniques

Benjamin Wang (RPI)

7/9/25, 9:50 AM

Validation

18. ORNL testing of multiple graphite benchmarks

Travis Greene (ORNL)

7/9/25, 10:10 AM

Validation

19. Benchmark and Validation of Thermal Neutron Scattering in Nuclear Graphite

Ayman Hawari (NCSU/TAMU)

7/9/25, 10:50 AM

Validation

20. Discussion about Validation

All

7/9/25, 11:20 AM

Validation

21. Discussion about validated graphite library requirements to fulfill user needs

All

7/9/25, 1:30 PM

Discussions

22. Discussion about path forward

All

7/9/25, 2:30 PM

Discussions

23. Discussion about action items

All

7/9/25, 4:00 PM

Discussions

24. Workshop closing

Dave Brown (BNL), Gustavo Nobre (BNL)

7/9/25, 5:20 PM

Closing