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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC grants Clinton and Dresden license renewals
Three commercial power reactors across two Illinois nuclear power plants—Constellation’s Clinton and Dresden—have had their licenses renewed for 20 more years by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024
Topic title: First-principles theory for plutonium
Talk title: Plutonium explained within a 5f-electron band picture
Bio: Student of Prof. Börje Johansson in Uppsala (alpha-Ce/gamma-Ce transition fame). Ph.D. 1994. LLNL 1994-present. APS Fellow 2008. Lead author on chapters for two plutonium books. First to acknowledge the importance of magnetism in plutonium (2001). H-index 51, ~8000 citations, most on the basis of plutonium and actinide theory publications.
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