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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC dockets construction permit for Dow, X-energy SMR
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build an X-energy small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NCSD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Armitage
Session Chair:
Deborah A. Hill
Session Organizer:
Knowledge transfer is a key component of ensuring the future of the NCS industry is successful. There are many lessons learned and key bits of knowledge that must be shared with the new generation of NCS professionals in order to help guide them through the many challenges faced in our discipline. Topics of interest for this panel will include, among others, the progression of safety bases from Expert-Based to Compliance-Based, and key takeaways from those in the community who are about to retire.
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