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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Flamanville-3 reaches full power
France’s state-owned electric utility EDF has announced that Flamanville-3—the country’s first EPR—reached full nuclear thermal power for the first time, generating 1,669 megawatts of gross electrical power. This major milestone is significant in terms of both this project and France’s broader nuclear sector.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NNPD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Biscayne 2
Session Chair:
Sunil S. Chirayath
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Manit D. Shah
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Sensitivity Studies on Fuel Burnup and Plutonium Buildup in Pebble Bed Reactors for Fuel Parameter Perturbations
3:15–3:35PM EST
Donny Hartanto (ORNL), Sunil Chirayath (ORNL), Donald N. Kovacic (ORNL), Jianwei Hu (ORNL), Philip Gibbs (ORNL)
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Non-Proliferation Risk Model For Small Nuclear Reactors
3:35–3:55PM EST
Igor Dubinsky (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Rizwan-uddin (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Select Proliferation Studies for TRISO-Fueled, Heat-Pipe-Cooled Microreactors
3:55–4:15PM EST
Sweet Shanahan (INL), Nelson Snow (INL), Quinton Williams (Oregon State), Camille Palmer (Oregon State), Stefano Terlizzi (INL), Ishita Trivedi (INL), Ryan Stewart (INL)
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