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2026 Annual Conference
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.
Technical Session|Nuclear Advocacy and Policy
Friday, April 5, 2024|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Engineering Services Building Room 122
Session Chair:
John Mobley IV (Iowa State University)
Alternate Chair:
Jessi Altiero (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Molten Salt Reactor Powered Industrial Complex
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Henry S. Shamiyeh (Webb School of Knoxville), Visura Pathirana (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Solar Rules: Illuminating Policies for Galactic Nuclear Reactor Adventures
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Steven Panico (Univ. Pittsburgh), Jacob Korus (Univ. Pittsburgh)
Memes, The Apocalypse, and New Generation Perspectives on Nuclear Science and Nuclear Power
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Robert Riley (Oregon State)
Net-Zero Design Proposal
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Brooklyn P. Wise (Idaho State), Brandon Jenkins (Idaho State), Ethan Lang (Idaho State), Leo Gannon (Idaho State), Moses Bosquez (Idaho State), Salvador Muñoz (Idaho State), Sweet E. Shanahan (Idaho State), Amir Ali (Idaho State)
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