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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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 approves V.C. Summer’s second license renewal
Dominion Energy’s V.C. Summer nuclear power plant, in Jenkinsville, S.C., has been authorized to operate for 80 years, until August 2062, following the renewal of its operating license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a second time.
Technical Session
Monday, September 26, 2022|1:10–3:15PM PDT|Harbor
Session Chair:
Chelsea D'Angelo (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Matthew Smith (Kinectrics)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Effect of Shielding Homogenization on Neutronics of ITER EP Plugs
1:10–1:35PM PDT
Bor Kos (ORNL), Michael Messineo (PPPL), Tara Pandya (ORNL), Brian Linn (PPPL), Allan Basile (PPPL)
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Biological Shielding and Neutronics for the ST40 Tokamak
1:35–2:00PM PDT
J.O. Astbury (Tokamak Energy), C. L. Wilson (Tokamak Energy)
Re-Evaluation of Shielding Ability and Induced Radioactivity of KSTAR Facility with Increasing Neutron Yields
2:00–2:25PM PDT
Uk-Jae Lee (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory), Nam-Suk Jung (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory), Hee-Seock Lee (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory), Hee-Soo Kim (National Fusion Research Institute)
An IGES and OFF to MCNP Geometry Processor
2:25–2:50PM PDT
Kyle B. Grammer (ORNL)
Virtual Reality Visualization of Dose Rate Fields for Dose Rate Planning and Optimization Using ADEPT-PSIM
2:50–3:15PM PDT
M. Smith (Kinectrics), D. Parvin (Cavendish Nuclear), M. Nguyen (Kinectrics), E. Heritage (Kinectrics), G. Failla (Silver Fir Software), A. Cooper (Silver Fir Software)
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