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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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September 2025
Nuclear Technology
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August 2025
Latest News
DOE-NE’s newest fuel consortium includes defense from antitrust laws
The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy is setting up a nuclear fuel Defense Production Act Consortium that will seek voluntary agreements with interested companies “to increase fuel availability, provide more access to reliable power, and end America’s reliance on foreign sources of enriched uranium and critical materials needed to power the nation’s nuclear renaissance.” According to an August 22 DOE press release, the plan invokes the Defense Production Act (DPA) to give consortium members “defense from antitrust laws when certain criteria are met” and “allow industry consultation to develop plans of action.” DOE-NE is looking for interested companies to join the consortium ahead of its first meeting, scheduled for October 14.
General Chair:
Bill Vesely (NASA (retired), USA)
Program Chair:
Carol S. Smidts (Professor, Ohio State University)
Honorary Chair:
Richard Denning (Battelle Energy Institute (Retired), USA)
Publications Chair:
Vaibhav Sinha (The Ohio State University, USA)
Michigan Ohio Section Representative:
John Greenwood (First Energy Corporation , USA)
PSA 2021 Senior Advisory Boards:
Tunc Aldemir (The Ohio State University, USA)
Paul Amico (Jensen Hughes, USA)
Steve Arndt (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USA)
Ron Boring (Idaho National Laboratory, USA)
Bob Budnitz (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (retired.), USA)
Matilde D’Arpino (The Ohio State University, USA)
Enrique Droguett (University of Chile, Chile)
Fernando Ferrante (EPRI, USA)
Katrina Groth (University of Maryland at College Park, USA)
Huyn Gook Kang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)
Pierre-Etienne Labeau (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
Ming Li (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USA)
Zahra Mohagheh (Zahra Mohagheh, University of Illinois, USA)
Poong Hyun Seong (KAIST (retired), Korea)
Abdollah Shafieedazeh (The Ohio State University, USA)
Curtis Smith (Idaho National Laboratory, USA)
Prabhakar Varde (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India)
Jeffrey Woollard (The Ohio State University, USA)
Local Support and Logistics:
Yunfei Zhao (The Ohio State University, USA)
Timothy DeFranco (The Ohio State University, USA)
Gulcin Sarici Turkmen (The Ohio State University, USA)