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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC adopts ROP updates
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a significant overhaul of its Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) baseline inspection program that stresses a leaner, more risk-focused inspection process.
This adoption comes just over a month after NRC officials published their findings on the proposed ROP changes. The changes would reduce the number of hours spent annually on direct inspections at U.S. nuclear power plants by 38 percent.
Technical Session|Lightning Talks
Friday, April 5, 2024|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Hallowell Nuclear Innovation Commons
Session Chair:
Katheren R. Bosson Nantes (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Jacob Maxeiner (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Neutronics Analysis of the MITR Fission Converter Experimental Facility
10:15–10:25AM EDT
Caroline J. Sears (MIT), Jiankai Yu (MIT), Lin-wen Hu (MIT), David M. Carpenter (MIT)
Paper
Comparison of Mid-Cycle Restart Calculation Capabilities of Depletion and Fuel Management Software ADDER and MCODE for the MIT Research Reactor
10:25–10:35AM EDT
Maurane Garanzini (MIT), Kyle Anderson (ANL), Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Lin-wen Hu (MIT), Erik Wilson (ANL)
Development of NuScale Power Fission Product Removal System Shielding Design for Microreactors
10:35–10:45AM EDT
Devin Bradshaw (NCSU), Robert Leary (NCSU), Daniel Nevius (NCSU), Scott P. Palmtag (NCSU), Steven M. Mirsky (NuScale Power)
Review of Potential Methods for Online Process Monitoring in Aqueous TRU Waste Processing
10:45–10:55AM EDT
Jeremiah S. Dustin (Penn State), Jon Schwantes (Penn State)
Characterizing Neutron Background Radiation Within Traffic Tunnels
10:55–11:05AM EDT
Thomas R. Minor (U.S. Naval Academy)
Project Pele Reactor Core Design Analysis
11:05–11:15AM EDT
Brant L. Purcell (U.S. Naval Academy)
Public Perception of ALPS Wastewater Release at Fukushima Daiichi
11:15–11:25AM EDT
Andrew W. Canjar (Oregon State)
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