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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|Operation and Experience
Monday, October 10, 2022|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Branle
Session Chair:
David Schrire (Vattenfall)
Alternate Chair:
Dan Lutz (GE)
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GNF Fuel Reliability and Experience: 2022 Update
1:30–1:55PM EDT
Robert Schneider (Global Nuclear Fuel)
Paper
Post Irradiation Examinations of HANA-6 Cladding
1:55–2:20PM EDT
Samanta Estevez (Studsvik), Johan Stjärnsäter (Studsvik), Mi Wang (Studsvik), Carolina Losin (Studsvik), Daniel Jädernäs (Studsvik), Hun Jang (KEPCO), Okjoo Kim (KEPCO), Yoonho Kim (KEPCO), Jaeik Kim (KEPCO)
Recent Developments Regarding Fuel Service Technologies
2:20–2:45PM EDT
Th.-H. Wiese (Framatome), J. Michna (Framatome), Y. Lotaut (Framatome), C. Jarousse (Framatome), T. Pugh (Framatome)
The Impact of Nuclear Fuel Filter Design on the Debris Bed and Pressure Loss at a Loss of Coolant Accident
2:45–3:10PM EDT
Kristian Angele (Vattenfall), Pascal Veber (Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant), Anna Helgesson (Vattenfall)
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