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Accelerator Applications
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case
The State of Texas has not one but two ongoing federal court challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that could, if successful, turn decades of NRC regulations, precedent, and case law on its head.
Technical Session
Thursday, February 11, 2021|3:15–5:00PM EST
Session Chair:
Stephen Page
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Alternate Chair:
Bei Liu
Session Producer:
Logan Jeffery
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Tom Shortell
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Lorne Poindexter
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Michael Chatlani
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Gill Grady
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Virtual Reality Training to Improve Worker Safety
Lorne Poindexter (Callaway Nuclear Plant)
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Next Generation Classroom and Training Techniques
Thomas J. Shortell (Xcel Energy), Michael M. Petersen (Xcel Energy), Joseph C. Yarbrough (Xcel Energy Monticello)
Simulation Renovation: Upgrades and Innovation, Even in a Pandemic
Gill R. Grady (GSE Solutions)
3D Immersion for Nuclear Training (and Other Applications)
Hal D. Paris (L3Harris), Michael Chatlani (L3Harris)
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