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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 8–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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U.K. consents to Hinkley Point B decommissioning
The U.K. government’s Office for Nuclear Regulation has granted EDF Energy formal consent to decommission the Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant in Somerset, England. The two-unit advanced gas-cooled reactor was permanently shut down in August 2022, and site owner EDF applied to ONR for decommissioning consent in August 2024.
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Michael Kansler
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Amir Shahkarami Exelon
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Marvin S. Fertel Nuclear Energy Institute
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Marilyn C. Kray NuStart
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Scotty Hinnant Progress Energy
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Michael Wallace Constellation Generation Group
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Joe Sheppard STP Nuclear Operating Company
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W. Gary Gates Omaha Public Power District
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C. Lance Terry TXU Electric Comanche Steam Electric Station
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Roy A. Anderson Nuclear Management Company
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James P. O'Hanlon Dominion Energy
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Michael S. Tuckman Duke Power Company
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Bill Cavanaugh Carolina Power & Light
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Buzz Carns Wolf Creek
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Donald Hintz Entergy Operations
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