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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|Severe Accidents
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Fairchild East/West
Session Chair:
Martina Adorni (NEA)
Alternate Chair:
Mitchell T. Farmer
Session Organizer:
David L. Luxat
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Preliminary Study on Melt Spreadability in Ex-Vessel Core Catcher Under Dry Condition
1:30–1:50PM EDT
Byung Jo Kim (KEPCO Engineering and Construction Co.), Dae Hyung Lee (KEPCO Engineering and Construction Co.), Sun Hong Yoon (KEPCO Engineering and Construction Co.)
Paper
Analysis of Corium Coolability in MCCI Conditions for Two Types of Concrete, Using ASTEC Calculations
1:50–2:10PM EDT
C. Bouillet (IRSN)
Simplified Model for One-Dimensional Ex-Vessel Corium Coolability
2:10–2:30PM EDT
Jaehoon Jung (KAERI), Seokgyu Jeong (KAERI)
Transient Cooling Investigation of a Conceptual Core Catcher Design with Embedded Cooling Tubes Using a GOTHIC 3D Model
2:30–2:50PM EDT
Zhuo Liu (China Nuclear Power Engineering Co.), Wei Li (China Nuclear Power Engineering Co.), Qiang Guo (China Nuclear Power Engineering Co.), Yidan Yuan (China Nuclear Power Engineering Co.), Ningxi Jia (China Nuclear Power Engineering Co.), Yu Jin (China Nuclear Power Engineering Co.), Weimin Ma (Royal Institute of Technology)
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