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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC to add new items to categorical exclusions list
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has identified five categories of action to add to its list of categorical exclusions to reduce its documentation work under National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures.
These revisions are included in the final rule, “Categorical exclusions from environmental review,” which was published in the Federal Register on March 30. The final rule will become effective on April 29.
Technical Session|Condensed Matter Physics
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|3:00–3:50PM EDT|Gold Ballroom
Session Chair:
Eric D. Bauer
Alternate Chair:
Jason R. Jeffries
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Indications of Flat Bands Driving the Alpha to Delta Volume Collapse of Plutonium
3:00–3:30PM EDT
Neil Harrison (LANL), Greta L. Chappell (LANL), Paul H. Tobash (LANL)
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Swelling of Heated Aged Plutonium Metal and the Transition to a Metal Foam
3:30–3:50PM EDT
J.P. Lestone (LANL)
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