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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|Panel|Sponsored by OPD
Monday, June 12, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Tennessee
Session Chair:
Hitesh Bindra
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Piyush Sabharwall
Pervasive penetration of renewable generation can cause instability in the energy infrastructure and thus require distributed and dispatchable backup clean energy generation and storage. For a stable distributed smart grid, nuclear power systems with integrated energy storage are needed. Many possible technology options exist for storing either the thermal energy from the nuclear plant or electricity from the turbine in the power cycle, each with advantages and disadvantages. The adoption of particular energy storage options is largely dependent upon the scale of energy generation, ease of integration, and the end-use. In addition to providing dispatchable electricity, other applications of energy storage systems include building heating-cooling, industrial process heat, charging electric vehicles, etc. This panel includes well-known experts in the field of energy storage and nuclear hybrid systems from industry, national laboratories, and academia to discuss the state of demonstration and development of energy storage technologies.
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