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May 31–June 3, 2026
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NRC posts hearing request notice for Belews Creek ESP application
An opportunity to request an adjudicatory hearing for Duke Energy Carolinas’ early site permit (ESP) application for the Belews Creek site in Stokes County, N.C., has been announced by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The notice of the opportunity was published February 9 in the Federal Register. The deadline to file a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is April 10, 2026.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Monday, November 10, 2025|3:15–5:00PM EST|Columbia 11
Session Chair:
Kaushik Banerjee
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Harish Reddy Gadey
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Conceptual Design for a Federal Consolidated Storage Facility for Spent Nuclear Fuel
3:15–3:40PM EST
Erica Bickford (U.S. Department of Energy), John Shultz (U.S. Department of Energy)
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U.S. Department of Energy Preparations to Transport a Rail-Sized Research Cask of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel
3:40–4:05PM EST
Erica Bickford (U.S. Department of Energy), Sara Hogan (U.S. Department of Energy), Kevin Connolly (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Miriam Juckett (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
DOE Large-Scale Transportation System of SNF in the United States
4:05–4:25PM EST
Dr. Sara Hogan (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Dr. Erica Bickford (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Dr. Steven J. Maheras (PNNL), Miriam Juckett (Battelle/Pacific Northwest National Lab - Energy & Environment Directorate), Dr. Kevin John Connolly (ORNL)
Public and Industry Feedback on a Potential Department of Energy Package Performance Project
4:25–4:50PM EST
Miriam Juckett (Battelle/Pacific Northwest National Lab - Energy & Environment Directorate), Laura Hay (Battelle/Pacific Northwest National Lab - Energy & Environment Directorate), Sara Hogan (U.S. Department of Energy), Erica Bickford (U.S. Department of Energy)
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