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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Constellation seeks subsequent license renewal for Dresden
Constellation Energy has filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a subsequent license renewal for its Dresden nuclear power plant in Illinois. The extension would allow Dresden to run through 2051.
The filing begins a comprehensive, multiyear review by the NRC. Unit 2 is currently licensed to operate through 2029 and Unit 3 through 2031. The facility’s license was first renewed by the NRC in 2004.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 17, 2022|3:30–5:15PM EDT|Brighton III/IV
Session Chair:
Bor Kos
Alternate Chair:
Jean-Christophe C. Sublet
Session Organizer:
John D. Bess
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Particle Swarm Optimization for Group Structure Optimization for Radiotherapy Shielding
Oluwadamilola Fasina (LANL), Thomas Saller (LANL)
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Calculation of Neutron Flux Spectra of the VVER-1000 Mock-up Shielding Benchmark with Monte Carlo Code MCS Utilizing Mesh-Based Weight Window
Fathurrahman Setiawan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Nhan Nguyen Trong Mai (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Yunki Jo (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
An Iron Evaluation Story: From TALYS Model Parameters to Validation on the ASPIS Benchmark with the Monte Carlo Code TRIPOLI-4®
Valeria Raffuzzi (Univ. Cambridge), Jean-Christophe Sublet (IAEA), Cedric Jouanne (CEA), Arjan Koning (IAEA), Dimitri Rochman (PSI)
Benchmarking of ENDF/B-VIII.0 Cross Sections for LWR Ex-Core Transport Applications
Greg A. Fischer (Westinghouse Electric Co. )
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