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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC adopts ROP updates
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a significant overhaul of its Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) baseline inspection program that stresses a leaner, more risk-focused inspection process.
This adoption comes just over a month after NRC officials published their findings on the proposed ROP changes. The changes would reduce the number of hours spent annually on direct inspections at U.S. nuclear power plants by 38 percent.
Plenary Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|8:00–9:45AM PDT|Pacific D
Session Organizers:
Andrew Klein (Emeritus Professor and Editor, Nuclear Technology, Past ANS President)
Young Members Group
In 2017, ANS announced the Nuclear Grand Challenges. These nine challenges, put forth by the members and Technical Divisions of ANS, identify cross-cutting technical issues to be resolved by 2030 to help address the economic, sociological, or political concerns facing nuclear energy. Five years later, where are we? In addition to highlighting recent successes, we challenge our panelists and audience alike to consider actions needed to move forward. We will explore the role each of us has to play, from students to technical and industry leaders, in making real progress on the grand challenges of nuclear energy.
Steve NesbitANS President 2021-2022LMNT Consulting
Moderator
Catherine PratPrincipal EngineerWestinghouse Electric Company
Speakers
Amir A. Bahadori, PhD, DABHPAssociate Professor and Steve Hsu Keystone Research Faculty ScholarKansas State UniversityFaculty ScientistKSU Johnson Cancer Research Center
Paul T. DickmanSenior Policy FellowArgonne National Laboratory
Alyssa HayesNuclear Engineering Ph.D. CandidateUniversity of Tennessee
Dr. Kathryn (Katy) HuffSenior Advisor to the SecretaryU.S. Department of Energy
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