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Conference Spotlight
2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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What’s the most difficult question you’ve been asked as a maintenance instructor?
Blye Widmar
"Where are the prints?!"
This was the final question in an onslaught of verbal feedback, comments, and critiques I received from my students back in 2019. I had two years of instructor experience and was teaching a class that had been meticulously rehearsed in preparation for an accreditation visit. I knew the training material well and transferred that knowledge effectively enough for all the students to pass the class. As we wrapped up, I asked the students how they felt about my first big system-level class, and they did not hold back.
“Why was the exam from memory when we don’t work from memory in the plant?” “Why didn’t we refer to the vendor documents?” “Why didn’t we practice more on the mock-up?” And so on.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|State
Session Chair:
Hitesh Bindra (Purdue Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Ahmed Abdelhameed (ANL)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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The Safety Classification and Engineering Design Rule of the APR1000
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Jiyong Oh (KHNP), Wook-Cheol Seol (KHNP)
Paper
Core Operation Strategies for Soluble Boron-Free and Integral-Type Small Modular Reactor
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Daehee Hwang (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.), Seo-jeong Lee (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.), Hwan-soo Lee (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.)
Altering Core Average Temperature with Steam Generator Inlet Temperature Control for SMR with Negative Moderator Temperature Coefficient
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Gyudong Kim (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Takhyun Chun (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Jeong I. Lee (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Impact of Chromium-Coated Cladding and Power Uprates on a BWR Station Blackout
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Charles F. Erickson (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Mohammad A. Allaf (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Juliana Pacheco Duarte (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Assessing Computer-Based Procedures for Enhanced Operations at the NRIC DOME Test Bed
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Thomas Folk (Idaho National Laboratory - National Reactor Innovation Center), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Landon W. Hillyard (U.S. Navy), Peter Suyderhoud (INL), Bradley Tomer (INL)
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