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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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FERC approves Constellation waiver request on Crane restart
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved Constellation’s waiver request to transfer PJM capacity interconnection rights from one of its gas- and oil-powered plants to its Crane nuclear power plant (formerly Three Mile Island-1).
While Constellation executives previously said that an unsuccessful waiver request wouldn’t have prevented the Middletown, Pa., plant from restarting as soon as 2027, it could have impacted whether Crane could fully deliver power to the grid once it is on line. The decision, issued by FERC on June 1, likely helps facilitate Constellation’s path forward for the plant’s restart.
Technical Session
Wednesday, September 17, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Grand Salon DE
Session Chair:
Andrew Holcomb (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Alex Shaw (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Travis M. Greene
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Modernization of SRNS 12-Rad Zone Analysis - MCNP-Based Explicit Methodology
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Daniel P. Speaker (SRNL), William D. Newmyer (Spectra Tech)
Paper
Applicative Uses Of Generational Genetics Algorithms For Criticality Safety Assessment Demonstrations
1:20–1:40PM CDT
David Noyelles (CEA), Michael Prigniau (CEA)
Tolerance Limits in Criticality Safety Analysis and Issues in NUREG 6698
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Axel Hoefer (Framatome)
TRISO Fuel Homogeneous Critical Standard Values for Nuclear Criticality Safety Assessment
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Thomas Albert (ASNR), Aurélie Bardelay (ASNR)
Explicit Modeling of B4C in Neutron Absorber Plates with SCALE
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Eirena Klemes (NCSU), Mathieu N. Dupont (ORNL), William J. Marshall (ORNL)
Presented by Alex Shaw (ORNL)