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2026 ANS Annual Conference
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Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Swiss nuclear power and the case for long-term operation
Designed for 40 years but built to last far longer, Switzerland’s nuclear power plants have all entered long-term operation. Yet age alone says little about safety or performance. Through continuous upgrades, strict regulatory oversight, and extensive aging management, the country’s reactors are being prepared for decades of continued operation, in line with international practice.
Educational Session|Panel|Sponsored by Regulatory Relations
Tuesday, August 11, 2020|4:00–5:30PM EDT
Session Organizers:
Amir Afzali (Southern Company)
Brandon Chisholm (Southern Company)
Knowledge Manager:
Maxwell Daniels (IAEA)
Nuclear is well recognized as a clean, affordable, reliable and resilient source of electricity generation. Continued efforts are necessary to facilitate modernization of the technology through innovation. To this end, the private and public sectors are investing in research, development, and deployment of advanced reactors. This includes aggressive strategies to demonstrate advanced reactor designs in less than ten years. This session focuses on providing private and public sector perspectives on the ongoing activities to implement a agile, efficient, and predictable regulatory framework to support these aggressive timelines for the advanced reactors deployment.
Brian Smith
NRR
Alice Caponiti
U.S. DOE
Marc Nichol
NEI
Jeffery Merrifield
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
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