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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Holtec hits milestones in Palisades restart, new reactor projects
Steam rises from the Palisades nuclear power plant. (Photo: Holtec International)
The restart of Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert, Mich., has hit a milestone with the passivation of its primary system, plant owner Holtec International announced Monday, even as a firm restart date has yet to be announced.
Passivation is a chemical process that improves corrosion resistance by making plant materials less reactive. During the process, the reactor’s primary system was brought to normal operating temperature and pressure. Holtec called this passivation phase an “essential step” in maintaining the long-term reliability of equipment.
Technical Session
Friday, November 12, 2021|8:00–10:00AM EST
Session Chair:
Fernando Ferrante (EPRI)
Alternate Chair:
Michelle (Shelby) Bensi (Univ Maryland)
Session Producer:
John Greenwood
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Research to Develop Flood Barrier Testing Strategies for Nuclear Power Plants
8:00–8:30AM EST
Zhegang Ma (INL), Sai Zhang (INL), Curtis Smith (INL), Chad Pope (Idaho State Univ.)
Paper
Key Insights, Limits and Projections for EDF's External Flooding PRAs
8:30–9:00AM EST
Jeremy Gaudron (Electricité de France), Cécile Luzoir (Electricité de France)
Validation of Numerical Models for Seismic Analysis of Submerged Components in Advanced Reactors
9:00–9:30AM EST
Faizan Ul Haq Mir (Univ. at Buffalo), Ching-Ching Yu (Univ. at Buffalo), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. at Buffalo)
Modeling FLEX Human Actions Using the EMRALD Dynamic Risk Assessment Tool
9:30–10:00AM EST
Jooyoung Park (INL), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Ronald L. Boring (INL), Sai Zhang (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL), Hongbin Zhang (INL)
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