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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|Evolutionary and Innovative Advanced Technology Fuels (ATF)
Tuesday, October 11, 2022|10:15–11:55AM EDT|Salon A/B
Session Chair:
Zeses E. Karoutas (Westinghouse)
Alternate Chair:
Kazuo Kakiuchi (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
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Poolside Visual Inspection of Cr-Coated Lead Test Rods at Doel 4 After One Irradiation Cycle
10:15–10:40AM EDT
Lucile Fallot (ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas), Lustolde Martínez (Enusa Industrias Avanzadas), Nuria Doncel (Enusa Industrias Avanzadas), Jorie L. Walters (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel (Engie)), Arnaud Meert (ENGIE Electrabel)
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Accident Tolerant and High Burnup Hotcell PIE at ORNL
10:40–11:05AM EDT
Luke Olson (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ernesto Pitruzzella (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jorie Walters (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Elwyn Roberts (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Dave Mitchell (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Andrew Mueller (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Luther Hallman (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Guirong Pan (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kathryn Metzger (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Benjamin Maier (Westinghouse Electric Co.), John Lyons (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Allan Jaworski (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jeffrey Kobelak (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Shockling (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Nathan Capps (ORNL), Jason M. Harp (ORNL)
Practical Development of Accident Tolerant FeCrAl-ODS Fuel Claddings for BWRs in Japan
11:05–11:30AM EDT
K. Sakamoto (Nippon Nuclear Fuel Development), Y. Miura (Nippon Nuclear Fuel Development), H. Shibata (Nippon Nuclear Fuel Development), S. Asamoto (Global Nuclear Fuel - Japan), R. Obata (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), I. Ioka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), S. Yamashita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), M. Osaka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Uniaxial Creep Studies of Commercial FeCrAl Alloy
11:30–11:55AM EDT
Hamdy Abouelella (NCSU), Jacob Eapen (NCSU), K.L. Murty (NCSU)
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