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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC approves Diablo Canyon license renewal, extension
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Pacific Gas & Electric’s application to extend the operating licenses for Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant’s two pressurized water reactors by another 20 years.
Thursday’s approval means Diablo Canyon-1 and -2 can now operate until November 2, 2044, and August 26, 2045, respectively, if California lawmakers agree. A 2022 state law requires the California Legislature to approve any extension of operations at Diablo Canyon that goes beyond 2030.
Technical Session
Thursday, May 12, 2022|10:00AM–12:00PM EDT|Orchid
Session Chair:
Wes Fuhrman (JHU-APL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Paul Ostdiek (JHU-APL)
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Thermal Performance of a Liquid Metal Heat Pipe with Hybrid Wick Structure
Byung Ha Park (KAERI), Ho Sik Kim (KAERI), Chan Soo Kim (KAERI)
Paper
Computational Sodium Heat Pipe Simulation for Nuclear Reactor Analysis with Nonuniform Incident Temperature
Valerie Lawdensky (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), William Culbreth (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas)
Preliminary Performance Evaluation of Radiator Heat Pipe for Space Nuclear Reactor Application
Ye Yeong Park (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Chan Soo Kim (KAERI), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Comparison of Convective Heat Transfer Correlations and Their Application to Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors
Dennis Nikitaev (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Corey D. Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Kelsa Palomares (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
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