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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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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 MSTD
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|10:15AM–12:00PM EST|Cardozo
Session Chair:
Simon Pimblott
Alternate Chair:
Fabiano Carvalho
Session Organizer:
Jake R. Quincey
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Molten Salt Irradiation Capabilities at the NC State PULSTAR Research Reactor
10:15–10:35AM EST
Austin J. Wells (NCSU), Ayman I. Hawari (TAMU), Ming Liu (NCSU), Nicholas A. Poole (TAMU)
Paper
Simulation Assisted Calibration of a Molten Salt Off-Gas Stream for LIBS
10:35–10:55AM EST
Nicholas A. Poole (North Carolina State University), Ayman I. Hawari (North Carolina State University)
Experience Building a Molten-Salt Forced-Circulation Loop at the MIT Reactor
10:55–11:15AM EST
Charles W. Forsberg (MIT), David M. Carpenter (MIT), Ayman I. Hawari (North Carolina Sate University), Raluca O. Scarlat (University of California at Berkeley), Michael A. Borrello (Univ. California, Berkeley), Haley Williams (Univ. California, Berkeley), Kevin Robb (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Developing Methodology for Characterization of Fretting Wear Damage to Steels in a Liquid Sodium Environment
11:15–11:35AM EST
Ceris Hamilton (Oregon State), Guillaume P. Mignot (Oregon State), Wade R. Marcum (Oregon State), Azhar Vellore (TerraPower, LLC), Kelly Harrington (TerraPower, LLC)
Corrosion Behavior of Cold-Sprayed Ni and Ti Coatings in Chloride-rich Environments
11:35–11:55AM EST
Jeongjun Lee (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)), Jinwook Choi (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)), Hwasung Yeom (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))
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