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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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RIC session addresses reactor restarts—and lessons learned at Palisades
At last week’s Regulatory Information Conference, Jamie Pelton cochaired a panel on the Palisades nuclear plant’s restart—a “historic restart,” as she put it.
Her choice of words was perhaps an understatement. After all, no U.S. nuclear plant has yet restarted after being slated for decommissioning.
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 18, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM EDT|Pointview
Session Chair:
Baris Sarikaya
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Pellet Cladding Mechanical Interaction as a Potential Failure Mechanism During a Control Rod Drop Accident in a Boiling Water Reactor
Kyle A. Gamble (INL), Aysenur Toptan (INL), Pierre-Clement A. Simon (INL), Aaron Graham (ORNL), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL), Baris Sarikaya (Constellation), James Tusar (Constellation), Moussa Mahgerefteh (Constellation)
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Constellation's Best Estimate Alternate Source Term Methodology Overview
B. Sarikaya (Constellation), J. Massari (Constellation), L. Wells (Constellation), S. Gardner (Constellation)
Application of Constellation's Best Estimate Alternate Source Term Methodology
J. Massari (Constellation), B. Sarikaya (Constellation), L. Wells (Constellation), S. Gardner (Constellation)
Panel Discussion: Challenges and Improvements in Accident Dose Analysis: Regulatory and Industry Perspective
M. Blumberg (NRC), J. Massari (Constellation), C. Burns (Constellation), S. Gardner (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
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