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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC news roundup
Here’s a look at some recent announcements from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Summer SLR: The NRC this month published its final environmental impact statement for Summer Unit 1’s subsequent license renewal application. Dubbed a supplemental EIS, the report is an important step in determining if Dominion Energy can continue operating its 966-MWe Westinghouse pressurized water reactor unit for an additional 20 years beyond August 6, 2042, the current end of its license.
Technical Session|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Friday, April 5, 2024|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Hammond Room 220
Session Chair:
Alexander Hauck (Penn State)
Alternate Chair:
Katheren R. Bosson Nantes (Penn State)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State)
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Thermal Conductivity Degradation Due to The Point Defects and Fission Products for Irradiated UO2 Fuel.
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Mutaz f. Alshannaq (Ohio State), Joshua Ferrigno (Ohio State), Marat Khafizov (Ohio State)
Paper
Cluster Dynamics of Interstitial Extended Defects Evolution in ThO2 Under Irradiation and Post-irradiation Annealing
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Md Minaruzzaman (Ohio State), Marat Khafizov (Ohio State)
Investigating the Solubility Limit of CrF3 in FLiNaK Molten Salt
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Dana Hejazi (Univ. California, Berkeley), Alexandra M. Kennedy (Univ. California, Berkeley), Raluca O. Scarlat (Univ. California, Berkeley)
Oxidation of FeCrAl Alloys Exposed to High-Temperature Steam and Quenching
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lilith Miller (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos E. Castano (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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