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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NRC approves Westinghouse exemption request for AP1000 DC
Westinghouse has cleared a hurdle in its quest to renew and update the standard design certification (DC) for its AP1000 reactor with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval of an exemption from scheduling requirements that limit when an applicant can apply for a DC renewal.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Monday, June 8, 2020|3:30–5:15PM EDT|9
Session Chair:
Benjamin R. Betzler
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Florent Heidet
Staff Producer:
Susan Gallier (American Nuclear Society)
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Design Downselection for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
B. J. Ade (ORNL), A. J. Wysocki (ORNL), P. C. Chesser (ORNL), M. S. Greenwood (ORNL), P. L. Wang (ORNL), N. D. See (ORNL), X. Hu (ORNL), K. A. Terrani (ORNL), B. R. Betzler (ORNL)
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Power Level Downselection for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
K. A. Terrani (ORNL), B. R. Betzler (ORNL), B. J. Ade (ORNL), A. J. Wysocki (ORNL), P. K. Jain (ORNL), M. S. Greenwood (ORNL), J. D. Rader (ORNL), J. J. W. Heineman (ORNL), R. F. Kile (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), N. R. Brown (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville)
Control Element Design for the Transformational Challenge Reactor (TCR)
J. R. Burns (ORNL), B. R. Betzler (ORNL), B. Ade (ORNL), F. Heidet (ANL), A. Bergeron (ANL)
Transformational Challenge Reactor Moderator Material Selection to Achieve Fuel Minimization
P. Vegendla (ANL), A. Bergeron (ANL), F. Heidet (ANL), B. R. Betzler (ORNL), B. J. Ade (ORNL), S. Mohanty (ANL)
Thermal Neutron Scattering Measurements of YHx for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
Chris W. Chapman (ORNL), Xunxiang Hu (ORNL), Jesse Brown (ORNL), Goran Arbanas (ORNL), Alexander I. Kolesnikov (ORNL), Yongqiang Cheng (ORNL), Luke Daemen (ORNL)
