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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|Special Topics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Gunston East/West
Session Chair:
Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Alternate Chair:
Graham Macpherson (FNC)
Session Organizer:
Jun Liao
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CFD Modelling of Lead Solidification and Natural Convection for the Westinghouse Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor
3:30–3:50PM EDT
D. Wilson (Univ. Manchester), H. Iacovides (Univ. Manchester), E. Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), P. Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), S.J. Lee (Fauske & Assoc.)
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CFD and STH Thermal-Hydraulic Analyses in Support of the CIRCE-THETIS Experimental Campaign
3:50–4:10PM EDT
P. Stefanini (Univ. Pisa), A. Pucciarelli (Univ. Pisa), N. Forgione (Univ. Pisa), I. Di Piazza (ENEA Brasimone R.C.)
CFD Analysis of the Passive Heat Removal System in the Conceptual Design Phase of the Westinghouse Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor Under Air Cooling Conditions
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Aidan Wimshurst (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), Graham Macpherson (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), Rhodri Watkins (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), Carolyn Howlett (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Cory Stansbury (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Megan Durse (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Richard Wright (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Marco Caramello (Ansaldo Nucleare)
Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of a Representative Westinghouse Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor Fuel Bundle Using CFD
4:30–4:50PM EDT
D. Wilson (Univ. Manchester), H. Iacovides (Univ. Manchester), E. Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), C. Stansbury (Westinghouse Electric Co.), P. Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
