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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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DOE issues new NEPA rule and procedures—and accelerates DOME reactor testing
Meeting a deadline set in President Trump’s May 23 executive order “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy,” the DOE on June 30 updated information on its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rulemaking and implementation procedures and published on its website an interim final rule that rescinds existing regulations alongside new implementing procedures.
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.)
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