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North American construction is back—smaller and faster—at OPG’s Darlington
“The nuclear renaissance is real here,” said Ontario Power Generation’s Subo Sinnathamby on May 8, one year to the day after OPG secured a final investment decision to build the first of four planned BWRX-300 reactors at its Darlington nuclear power plant, and shortly after the new reactor’s foundation was lifted into place. “We got our license to construct in April and our [final investment decision] in May, and we’ve been off to the races since.”
September 10–15, 2017
Criticality safety - pushing the boundaries by modernizing and integrating data, methods, and regulations
Carlsbad, NM|Pecos River Village Conference Center
The 2017 Nuclear Criticality Safety Division (NCSD) Topical Meeting will be hosted at the Pecos River Village Conference Center in Carlsbad, NM, September 10-15, 2017. All meeting activities, plenary sessions, technical sessions, tutorials and exhibits will be held at this location (unless otherwise noted). For hotel accommodations, please choose from the three preferred hotels that have special group rates for the conference (go to: http://carlsbadans.com/index.php/travelsectiob/hotels).
Honorary Chair:
Todd Shrader (Manager, DOE Carlsbad Field Office)
General Chair:
Jef Lucchini (Staff Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Program Chair:
Sedat Goluoglu (Professor, University of Florida)
Keynote Speakerses:
Thomas P. McLaughlin (Retiree, Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Calvin Hopper (Retiree, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Robert Wilson (DOE, Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center)
