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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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DOE issues new NEPA rule and procedures—and accelerates DOME reactor testing
Meeting a deadline set in President Trump’s May 23 executive order “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy,” the DOE on June 30 updated information on its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rulemaking and implementation procedures and published on its website an interim final rule that rescinds existing regulations alongside new implementing procedures.
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)
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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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