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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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DOE’s Marla Morales talks with ANS’s Craig Piercy
A recent American Nuclear Society webinar featured an extended one-on-one conversation between ANS CEO Craig Piercy and Marla Morales, the acting deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and high-level waste disposition at the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy. The two discussed the future of the fuel cycle in the United States, especially as it relates to the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses program launched by the DOE earlier this year.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2024)
Technical Session|Panel
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Coral A
Session Chair:
Steve Bajorek (NRC)
Alternate Chair:
Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Session Organizers:
Jun Liao (WEC)
Bao-wen Yang (Delta Energy)
In the development of small modular reactors, the scaling analysis and PIRT development are essential for the safety of these innovative reactors. This panel brings together thermal hydraulics experts to share the recent progress on scaling analysis of small modular reactors. The panel topics include the design of integral effects test facility and separate effects test facility, scaling method, scaling application, phenomena identification, etc.
Jun Liao
Westinghouse
Clay Lietwiler
Holtec International
Ramon Yoshiura
INL
Sofia Carnevali
CEA
Peter Lien
NRC