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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
Tuesday, May 9, 2023|1:30–3:10PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
Pattrick Calderoni
Alternate Chair:
Vedant Mehta
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eVinci™ Micro Reactor – Electrical Demonstration Unit (EDU) – Phase 1 Test Results
1:30–1:50PM MDT
J. Lojek (Westinghouse Electric Co.), M. A. Shockling (Westinghouse Electric Co.), R. Blunt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), A. Macdonald (Westinghouse Electric Co.), A. Page (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Presented by Joseph Halackna (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Paper
Development of Stirling Convertors for Radioisotope and Fission Power Systems
1:50–2:10PM MDT
Scott D. Wilson (NASA Glenn Research Center)
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Mass Constraints as Design Driver for Practical Heat Pipe Stirling Micro Reactors
2:10–2:30PM MDT
Daniel LP Watson (TAMU), Ronald Daryll E. Gatchalian (TAMU), Hui-Yu Hsieh (TAMU), Pramatha Bhat (TAMU), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
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