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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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NRC grants Clinton and Dresden license renewals
Three commercial power reactors across two Illinois nuclear power plants—Constellation’s Clinton and Dresden—have had their licenses renewed for 20 more years by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Technical Session
Wednesday, October 8, 2025|8:00–9:40AM CDT|Brentwood/Franklin
Session Chair:
Johann Plancher
Co-Chair:
William P. Gassmann
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Measured to Predicted Pin Burnup Comparisons Using CMS5 for High Burnup North Anna Fuel
8:00–8:25AM CDT
Evan Frishholz (Dominion Energy), Christopher Wells (Dominion Energy)
Paper
Flexible Operation Sensitivity Analysis for a Light Water Reactor with High Burnup Fuel
8:25–8:50AM CDT
Isabelle Lindsay (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Impact of Cold Leg Temperature Differences on PWR Core Power Distribution
8:50–9:15AM CDT
Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael E. Gavalek (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vefa Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Solutions to Reduce Neutron Fluence and Increase Lifetime of a Nuclear Power Plant
9:15–9:40AM CDT
L. Ackermann (Framatome), O. Dutkiewicz (Framatome), C. Möllmer (Framatome)
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