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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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A closer look at the NRC’s reactor licensing revamp
Make no mistake about it: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposed rulemaking on reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting practices is expansive. When it was unveiled on July 1, NRC officials called it the “most comprehensive modernization of reactor licensing in decades,” one that could save the NRC and the industry as much as $1.86 billion.
“NRC’s regulations have not kept pace with new technologies and our energy needs,” NRC Chairman Ho Nieh said in an announcement. “This proposed rule strips out rigid frameworks and unnecessary conservatism to accelerate the safe deployment of new reactors and expand existing capacity across America.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Jasmine G
Session Chair:
Ashley Raster
Alternate Chair:
Michael A. Fendler
Session Organizer:
Benjamin Martin
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Flattop-HEU Benchmark Reevaluation Summary
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Kristin Stolte (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL)
Presented by John Bess (JFoster and Assoc.)
Paper
Effect of Decay Time on Criticality Safety Analyses for High-Burnup and Extended Enrichment Fuels
10:20–10:40AM PDT
A.M. Shaw (ORNL), W.A. Metwally (ORNL), M.N. Dupont (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL), C. Celik (ORNL), V. Karriem (ORNL), A. Lang (ORNL), K.L. Reed (ORNL)
A Resolved Resonance Evaluation for 51V with Resonance Parameter Covariance
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Luiz Leal (ORNL), Goran Arbanas (ORNL), Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN), Klaus Guber (ORNL), Peter Schillebeeckx (EC, JRC-Geel), Stefan Kopecky (EC, JRC-Geel), Carlos Paradela (EC, JRC-Geel), Ettore Marcello Mafucci (Univ. degli Studi di Torino)
HALEU (LEU+) Commercial LWR Fuel Fabrication at 8 wt.% 235U
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Lon E. Paulson (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), James F. DeGolyer (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Brian K. Stone (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), David A. Eghbali (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), James E. Banfield (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Joshua W. Thomas (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Charles R. Priest (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Ethan T. Reisker (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Maddison C. Barber (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Conducting MUSiC Modeling Studies
11:20–11:40AM PDT
W.J. Marshall (ORNL), M.T. Brandt (U.S. Naval Academy), L.M. Mulig (U.S. Naval Academy), T.M. Greene (ORNL), S.R. Blair (U.S. Naval Academy), A.M. Shaw (ORNL)
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