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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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Nuclear power’s new rule book: Managing uncertainty in efficiency, safety, and independence
The U.S. nuclear industry is standing at its most volatile regulatory moment yet—one that will shape the trajectory and the safety of the industry for decades to come. Recent judicial, legislative, and executive actions are rewriting the rules governing the licensing and regulation of nuclear power reactors. Although these changes are intended to promote and accelerate the deployment of new nuclear energy technologies, the collision of multiple legal shifts—occurring simultaneously and intersecting with profound technological uncertainties—is overwhelming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and threatening to destabilize investor and industry expectations.
Technical Session
Thursday, September 18, 2025|8:00–9:40AM CDT|Grand Salon DE
Session Chair:
James R. Cole
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Brittany Williamson
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Development and Implementation of a Nuclear and Criticality Safety Engineering Pipeline Course at North Carolina State University
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Tracy E. Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
Paper
NCS Mentorship - Sandia Perspective, Lessons Learned, and Growth
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Andres Morell-Pacheco (Sandia), Ashley R. Raster (Sandia), James R. Cole (Sandia), John A. Miller (Sandia)
Formation of the UK Early-Careers Criticality Safety Network
8:40–9:00AM CDT
Jennifer H. Bateman (Sellafield), Jacob Willday (Sellafield), Holleigh Pearson (Urenco Capenhurst), Emma Sayce (Nuclear Transport Solutions), Nathan Sayle (United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory), Roksana Grzelak (NRS Dounreay), Tim Harris (Nuclear Waste Services), Paul Hunter (AWE), Harry Lester (Rolls-Royce), Callum Eldridge (Galson Sciences)
Progress on Implementing a Subcritical Assembly at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for Nuclear Criticality Safety Training
9:00–9:20AM CDT
Alexander Lang (ORNL), Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL), Mathieu Dupont (ORNL), Walid A. Metwally (ORNL), Veronica V. Karriem (ORNL)
A Digital Compilation of Nuclear Criticality Papers from the American Nuclear Society Transactions Published from 1958 through 1999
9:20–9:40AM CDT
Brian L. Koponen (Golden Valley Publications), John Fabian (ANS)
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