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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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Modernizing I&C for operations and maintenance, one phase at a time
The two reactors at Dominion Energy’s Surry plant are among the oldest in the U.S. nuclear fleet. Yet when the plant celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023, staff could raise a toast to the future. Surry was one of the first plants to file a subsequent license renewal (SLR) application, and in May 2021, it became official: the plant was licensed to operate for a full 80 years, extending its reactors’ lifespans into 2052 and 2053.
Technical Session|Experimental Thermal Hydraulics
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Yue Jin (UM)
Alternate Chair:
Saya Lee (PSU)
Session Organizer:
Xiaodong Sun
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Coal Experiments Investigating the Reflooding of a 7 X 7 Rods Bundle During a Loss of Coolant Accident -- Effect of a Partially Blocked Area with Ballooned Rods
9:00–9:20AM EDT
G. Repetto (IRSN), Q. Grando (IRSN), B. Bruyère (IRSN), S. Eymery (IRSN), R. Fortman (STERN Laboratories), R. Van Lochem (STERN Laboratories)
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Experimental Investigation of Minimum Film Boiling Temperature During Reflood Transients
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Turki K. Almudhhi (Penn State), Douglas J. Miller (Penn State), Grant R. Garrett (Penn State), Ian R. Lowery (Penn State), Fan-Bill Cheung (Penn State), Brian R. Lowery (Penn State), Stephen M. Bajorek (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Kirk Tien (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Chris L. Hoxie (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Spray Cooling of a Rod Bundle with a Counter-Current Steam Flow in Spent Fuel Pool Conditions
9:40–10:00AM EDT
G. Brillant (IRSN)
Uniform and Non-Uniform Flows Through a PWR-Type Rod Bundle with Mixing Grids at Reynolds Number Ranging from 800 up to 70000: Pressure Loss Measurements
10:00–10:20AM EDT
Clément Melin (CEA), Gilles Bernard-Michel (CEA), Benjamin Cariteau (CEA), Philippe Fillion (CEA)
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