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Reactor Physics
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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NRC updating GEIS rule for new nuclear technology
The Nuclear Regulatory Agency is issuing a proposed generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) for use in reviewing applications for new nuclear reactors.
In an April 17 memo, NRC secretary Carrie Safford wrote that the commission approved NRC staff’s recommendation to publish in the Federal Register a proposed rule amending 10 CFR Part 51, “Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD|Cosponsored by NNPD
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|El Capitan B
Session Chair:
R. A. Borrelli
Alternate Chair:
Fan Zhang
Session Organizer:
Jamie B. Coble
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Evaluation of a QKD Network Structure Suitable for Secure Communications for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Konstantinos Gkouliaras (Purdue), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue)
Paper
A Cyber Threat Methodology for Autonomous Control Systems of Advanced Reactors
Patience Lamb (INL), Christopher Spirito (INL), Kevin Kelly (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
Wireless Quantum Key Distribution for Small Modular Reactor Secure Communications
Madeleine Roberts (Univ. Chicago), Maria Pantopoulou (Purdue), Lefteri H. Tsoukalas (Purdue), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
The IEC Standard Series on Cybersecurity for I&C and Electrical Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions), Ludovic Pietre-Cambacedes (EDF), Thomas Walter (PreussenElektra), Juergen Bochtler (Siemens Energy AG)
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