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NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case
The State of Texas has not one but two ongoing federal court challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that could, if successful, turn decades of NRC regulations, precedent, and case law on its head.
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Laguna A
Session Chairs:
John D. Bess (JFA)
Coralie Carmouze
Session Organizer:
Theresa E. Cutler
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CRISTALV2: Improvements Overview of the CRISTALV2.0.3 Criticality Calculation Package
Arnaud Entringer (IRSN), Aurélie Bardelay (IRSN), Sébastien Lahaye (CEA), Jean-Christophe Trama (CEA), Odile Petit (CEA), Coralie Carmouze (CEA)
Presented by Arthur Peron (IRSN)
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LATEC, the CRISTAL Package Workbench for Integrated Criticality Modeling
Arthur Peron (IRSN), Frédéric Fernex (IRSN), Grégory Millasseau (IRSN), Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN), Aurélie Bardelay (IRSN), Yann Richet (IRSN)
GRS Handbook on Criticality -- New English Publication in 2022
Fabian Sommer (GRS)
Creation of the VADER Code in SCALE
Shane W.D. Hart (ORNL), Justin B. Clarity (PNNL)
The Criticality Safety Validation Package at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Pauli Juutilainen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Ville Valtavirta (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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