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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
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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
Wednesday, May 18, 2022|1:30–3:15PM EDT|Haselton
Session Chair:
Baocheng Zhang
Alternate Chair:
Petri Guimaraes (Studsvik Scandpower)
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An Inline Burn-up Algorithm: Proposal and Preliminary Analysis
P. Cosgrove (Univ. Cambridge), E. Shwageraus (Univ. Cambridge), J. Leppänen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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Study of Reference Burnup Steps Optimization in Fuel Segment Data File Generation for NEXUS/ANC9 Code System
Baocheng Zhang (Westinghouse Electric Co. ), Mike Gavalek (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Application of the bRapid Fission Matrix Burnup Methodology to the JSI TRIGA Mark II Research Reactor
Anze Pungercic (Jožef Stefan Institute), Alireza Haghighat (Virginia Tech), Luka Snoj (Jožef Stefan Institute)
An APEC-Corrected 2-D NEM Macroscopic Depletion Analysis of Partial MOX SMRs
Seongdong Jang (KAIST), Taesuk Oh (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
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