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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NRC issues draft EA/FONSI for Duane Arnold restart
Efforts by NextEra Energy to restart the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant as early as 2029 continue to move forward with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's preliminary environmental assessment and determination that the restart would have no significant environmental impacts.
On Thursday, the NRC posted a draft environmental assessment and a finding of no significant impact for the Palo, Iowa, facility; the Federal Register notice was published on Monday. The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing is a cooperating agency on the draft EA, as the DOE is considering providing financial assistance to the restart project.
Technical Session
Wednesday, September 17, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Grand Salon AB
Session Chair:
Amy E. van der Vyver
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
John A. Miller
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Domestic and International Consensus Standards for Nuclear Criticality Safety - Overview & Status
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
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Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards: Overview of the Areas Covered by the ANSI/ANS-8 and the ISO/WG8 series
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Michael Prigniau (CEA), Aurélie Bardelay (ASNR), Grégory Caplin (ORANO Projets), Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
Criticality Accident Alarm Systems: Comparison between ISO 7753:2023 and ANSI/ANS-8.3-2022
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Michael Laget (CEA), Matthieu Duluc (Framatome), Adrien Gallozzi-Ulmann (ASNR), Julien Rannou (ASNR)
Comparison of ISO 27468 and ANS 8.27 Standards on Burnup Credit
4:15–4:25PM CDT
Grégory Caplin (ORANO)
