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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|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Friday, April 5, 2024|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Hammond Room 220
Session Chair:
Mahjabin Mahfuz (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Ashrakat Saefan (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Modeling of Hydrided Zircaloy Cladding Failure During Reactivity-Initiated Accident
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Katheren R. Bosson Nantes (Penn State), Miaomiao Jin (Penn State), Arthur T. Motta (Penn State)
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Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Molten Salts Using Spatial-Domain Transient Photothermal Radiometry
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Justin A. Overman (NCSU), Pavel G. Simeonov (NCSU), Hayden S. Bland (NCSU), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
Accelerating Qualification of New Materials for Molten Salt Reactors: An Experimental Approach
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Ryan J. Eavenson (NCSU), Jackson Hase (NCSU), Makendra Seawright (South Carolina State), Lingfeng He (NCSU)
A Nanoscale Analysis of the Effects of Helium Radiation Dispersion Strengthened Tungsten with Carbides
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Levko B. Higgins (Penn State)
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