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2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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Fuel loading process begins at Palisades
The Palisades nuclear power plant has drawn closer to restart, as plant staff began the process of loading fuel into the reactor vessel on Sunday morning.
The commencement of fuel loading places the Covert, Mich., facility in Mode 6—or the refueling stage—under the plant’s technical specifications, plant owner and operator Holtec International said in a news release. The Palisades reactor core consists of 204 fuel assemblies that include new fuel and partially used fuel from the plant’s most recent operating cycles. According to Holtec, the fuel loading is being conducted in accordance with plant procedures and technical specifications.
Technical Session|Water-Cooled Reactor Operations and Accident Analysis
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Embassy
Session Chair:
Chul-Hwa Song (KAERI)
Alternate Chair:
Subash Sharma (UM Lowell)
Session Organizer:
Cesare Frepoli
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NRC's Methodology to Estimate Fuel Dispersal During a Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Andrew Bielen (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), James Corson (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Joseph Staudenmeier (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Methodology and Analysis to Demonstrate Avoidance of Dispersal During a LOCA in Ringhals PWRs
3:50–4:10PM EDT
J. Holmström (Ringhals), M. Holmgren (Ringhals), M. Söderström (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), P. Gabrielsson (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), A. Surén (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)
Reactivity-Initiated Accident Analysis of a High Burnup PWR with a 24-Month Fuel Cycle
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Mason Fox (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jianwei Hu (ORNL), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL)
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Evaluation of High-Burnup Fuel Coolability During a Control Rod Withdrawal
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Isabelle Lindsay (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Mason Fox (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nathan Capps (ORNL)
CIFF: Analysis Model of Fuel Failure Risks Caused by CRUD Deposition
4:50–5:10PM EDT
Shiwei Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Xiaojing Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Hui He (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.)
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