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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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NRC proposes rule changes in response to EO
In April, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14270, “Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting To Unleash American Energy,” which calls for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (along with the Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Environmental Protection Agency) to issue a “sunset rule” to effectively nullify certain regulations in no more than five years.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|8:00–9:45AM EDT|Marriott 10
Session Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Design of a MiniFuel Irradiation Experiment to Study Fuel Performance Phenomena in Ceramic Fuels
8:00–8:20AM EDT
Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Joseph R. Burns (ORNL), J. Matthew Kurley (ORNL), Jonathan Chappell (ORNL), William F. Cureton (ORNL), N. Dianne Bull Ezell (ORNL), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL)
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Irradiation Testing of Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated (FCM) Fuel Compacts in the High Flux Isotope Reactor
8:20–8:40AM EDT
A.G. Le Coq (ORNL), Kory D. Linton (ORNL), Jason M. Harp (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL)
LAMDA: Irradiated-Materials Testing Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
8:40–9:00AM EDT
James Travis Dixon (ORNL), Amy J. Godfrey (ORNL)
Transient Testing Needs for TRISO Fuel in Reactivity Accidents
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Thermal Safety/Programmatic Results for the MP-2 B-11 Experiment in ATR
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Grant Hawkes (INL), Dong Choe (INL), Margaret Marshall (INL)
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