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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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NRC updating GEIS rule for new nuclear technology
The Nuclear Regulatory Agency is issuing a proposed generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) for use in reviewing applications for new nuclear reactors.
In an April 17 memo, NRC secretary Carrie Safford wrote that the commission approved NRC staff’s recommendation to publish in the Federal Register a proposed rule amending 10 CFR Part 51, “Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions.”
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.)
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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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