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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NRC approves Westinghouse exemption request for AP1000 DC
Westinghouse has cleared a hurdle in its quest to renew and update the standard design certification (DC) for its AP1000 reactor with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval of an exemption from scheduling requirements that limit when an applicant can apply for a DC renewal.
Technical Session
Monday, October 6, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Salon A
Session Chair:
Rosemary A. Montgomery
Co-Chair:
Paul E. Cantonwine
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Considerations for Thermal Annealing of Zr-Alloy Cladding During Dry Storage
10:00–10:25AM CDT
Paul Cantonwine (ORNL), Ryan Karkkainen (ORNL), Rose Montgomery (ORNL), M. Nedim Cinbiz (ORNL), Yadu Sasikumar (ORNL), Ricardo Torres (PNNL), Rick Shimskey (PNNL), Gordon Petersen (INL), Jeff Reed (Framatome), Matthieu Aumand (Framatome), Ian Porter (GE-Vernova), David Mitchell (EPRI), Guirong Pan (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Prasad Nair (U.S. Department of Energy), Steve Vitto (U.S. Department of Energy), Joe Faldowski (EPRI)
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Effect of Annealing on the Thermal Creep of Irradiated Zr-1%Nb Cladding
10:25–10:50AM CDT
Alica Fedoriková (Research Centre Řež), Michael Sovadina (Reseach Centre Řež), Zdeněk Fencl (Reseach Centre Řež), Martin Dostál (UJV Rez), Jan Klouzal (UJV Rez)
Microstructural Characteristics of Hydride Precipitation in Partially Recrystallized Zirconium Alloys and Its Effect on Mechanical Integrity
10:50–11:15AM CDT
Donghyeon Son (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Junhee Lim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Haneol Noh (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Analysis of Axial Hydrogen Diffusion and Hydride Precipitation in Zirconium Alloy Nuclear Fuel Claddings
11:15–11:40AM CDT
Sebastian Niedermeyer (PSI), Pavel Trtik (PSI), Maik Stuke (BGZ Company for Interim Storage), Robert Zubler (PSI), Manuel A. Pouchon (PSI), Liliana I. Duarte (PSI), Johannes Bertsch (PSI)
