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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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APS seeks SLR to keep Palo Verde operational into the 2060s
Arizona Public Service has informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its intention to renew the operating licenses of the Palo Verde nuclear power plant’s three reactors for a second 20-year term, which could extend operations at the facility into the 2060s.
According to the announcement, APS won’t submit the subsequent license renewal application to the NRC until late 2027. The renewal would allow Unit 1 to operate through 2065, Unit 2 through 2066, and Unit 3 through 2067.
Technical Session|Panel
Wednesday, May 10, 2023|1:30–3:10PM MDT|Twin Falls Room
Session Chair:
Kurt Polzin
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chairs:
Sebastian C. Corbisiero
Vedant K. Mehta
This panel will discuss fission space reactor development needs with respect to computational modeling tools, technology and infrastructure, then review ongoing activities to address these needs for the NTP and FSP projects at both the NASA and National Labs, as well the review capabilities of the national lab infrastructure.
Jonathan Witter
BWX Technologies
Jess Gehin
Associate Lab Director, Nuclear Science and Technology, Idaho National Laboratory
Lee Mason
NASA
Holly Trellue
LANL
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