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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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DOE on track to deliver high-burnup SNF to Idaho by 2027
The Department of Energy said it anticipated delivering a research cask of high-burnup spent nuclear fuel from Dominion Energy’s North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia to Idaho National Laboratory by fall 2027. The planned shipment is part of the High Burnup Dry Storage Research Project being conducted by the DOE with the Electric Power Research Institute.
As preparations continue, the DOE said it is working closely with federal agencies as well as tribal and state governments along potential transportation routes to ensure safety, transparency, and readiness every step of the way.
Watch the DOE’s latest video outlining the project here.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Tuesday, July 18, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|301E
Session Chair:
Vaibhav Yadav
Alternate Chair:
Sungjin Lee
Session Organizer:
Daniel G. Cole
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Technical Challenges and Gaps in Integration of Advanced Sensors, Instrumentation, and Communication Technologies with Digital Twins for Nuclear Application
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Prashant Jain (ORNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Xingang Zhao (ORNL), Christopher Ulmer (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jesse Carlson (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Doug Eskins (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Raj Iyengar (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Digital Twin Development as a Holistic Representation for Advanced Reactor Systems Using Graph Neural Network
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Yang Liu (ANL), Farah Alsafadi (NCSU), Travis Mui (ANL), Daniel O'Grady (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
Digital Twins for Nuclear Safeguards and Security Applications
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Robby Christian (INL), Ashley Shields (INL), Mark Schanfein (INL), Gustavo Reyes (INL), Paul Zahnle (Sandia), Emily Sandt (Sandia)
Modeling of Vertical Motor-Driven Pump for Simulation of a Fault Signature for Condition Monitoring
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Vivek Agarwal (INL), Han Bao (INL), Harry Palas (Public Service Enterprise Group, Nuclear)
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