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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 RPD
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|Fairchild East/West
Session Chair:
Rei Kimura (Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions)
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni
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The Requirement for the New TSL Data of Calcium Hydride Based on the Experiment Results of NRG: (1) Measurement Method
1:00–1:20PM EST
Rui Akayama (Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation), Rei Kimura (Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation), Ayumu Okano (Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation), Daisuke Ito (Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science), Naoya Odaira (Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science), Kei Ito (Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science), Yasushi Saito (Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science)
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The Requirement for the New TSL Data of Calcium Hydride Based on the Experiment Results of NRG: (2) Requirement for Nuclear Data
1:20–1:40PM EST
Rei Kimura (Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation), Rui Akayama (Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation), Ayumu Okano (Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation), Daisuke Ito (Kyoto University), Naoya Odaira (Kyoto University), Kei Ito (Kyoto University), Yasushi Saito (Kyoto University)
The Effect of Nuclear Data Discrepancies on Criticality Simulations of Molten Salt Fast Reactors
1:40–2:00PM EST
Madison Grove (Virginia Commonwealth University), Mohamed H. Elhareef (Virginia Commonwealth University), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Generative AI for Nuclear System Design - A Reactor Physics Component
2:00–2:20PM EST
Daniel L. Watson (Texas A&M University College Station), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
MINI-21 Core Neutronics Performance Assessment using Reactor Grade Uranium Fuel
2:20–2:40PM EST
John D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), Gray S. Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), Julie Foster (JFoster & Associates, LLC)
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