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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|Transient Fuel Behavior and Safety Related Issues
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Adagio/Allegro
Session Chair:
Michelle Bales (NEA)
Alternate Chair:
Emmanuel Rouge (IRSN)
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In-Situ Thermomechanical Measurements During Burst Testing of Zr Claddings Using Digital Image Correlation and Infrared Thermography Techniques
3:30–3:55PM EDT
Samuel B. Bell (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), Benton Garrison (ORNL), Ryan T. Sweet (ORNL), Mackenzie Ridley (ORNL), Kenneth A. Kane (Johns Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Laboratory), Nathan A. Capps (ORNL)
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Investigation of Nuclear Fuels Behaviour Under Thermal Stresses: New Insights Gained Thanks to Laser-Based Experiments
3:55–4:20PM EDT
Yves Pontillon (CEA), Thomas Doualle (CEA), Matthieu Reymond (CEA), Vincent Klosek (CEA), Laurent Gallais (Aix Marseille Univ.)
Presented by Veronica D'Ambrosi (CEA)
Transient Fuel Tests in BR-2 with the Pressurized Water Capsule -- Decomposing Gamma-Heating and Nuclear Fission Contributions
4:20–4:45PM EDT
S. Billiet (SCK CEN), B. Boer (SCK CEN), R. Van Nieuwenhove (SCK CEN), E. Sikik (SCK CEN), S. Mellemans (SCK CEN), G. Van den Branden (SCK CEN), M. Verwerft (SCK CEN)
The NEA Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES): A New Future for International Collaboration on Nuclear Fuel Research
4:45–5:10PM EDT
Michelle Bales (Nuclear Energy Agency), Markus Beilmann (Nuclear Energy Agency), Gilles Bignan (Commissariat for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies), Raymond Furstenau (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Tatiana Ivanova (Nuclear Energy Agency), Olivier Marchand (IRSN), Daniel Wachs (INL)
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