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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
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Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NRC’s David Wright visits the Hill and more NRC news
Wright
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the spotlight today for three very different reasons. First, NRC Chair David Wright was on Capitol Hill yesterday for his renomination hearing in front of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee. Second, the NRC released its updated milestone schedules according to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) and the executive orders signed by President Trump last month; and third, as reported by Reuters on Tuesday, 28 former NRC officials have condemned the dismissal of Commissioner Hanson earlier this month.
Renomination: EPW Committee chair Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R., W.Va.) opened the hearing with a statement praising Wright’s experience and emphasized the urgency of stable leadership at the NRC.
“China is executing a rapid build-out of its nuclear industry,” Capito said. “The demand for clean, baseload power is skyrocketing as we position America to win the AI race.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, November 16, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Maria A. Okuniewski
Alternate Chair:
Colby B. Jensen
Session Organizer:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Jessie Vazquez (American Nuclear Society)
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Building a Molten-Salt Forced-Circulation Loop for the MIT Reactor
Charles W. Forsberg (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Kevin R. Robb (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Raluca O. Scarlat (University of California at Berkeley), Ayman I. Hawari (North Carolina State University), David M. Carpenter (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Overpower Testing of TCR Fuel in TREAT
Daniel M. Wachs (Idaho National Laboratory), Gokul Vasudevamurthy (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kurt A. Terrani (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Trevor Smuin (Idaho National Laboratory), Daniel Schappel (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Matthew Ramirez (Idaho National Laboratory), Kory Linton (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Connie M. Hill (Idaho National Laboratory), Joshua D. Fishler (Idaho National Laboratory), Daniel Chapman (Idaho National Laboratory), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (Idaho National Laboratory)
Enabling Future Microreactor Testing with the NIMBLE Platform in TREAT
Daniel M. Wachs (Idaho National Laboratory), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (Idaho National Laboratory), Begona Aranguren (Texas A&M University College Station), Daniel B. Chapman (Idaho National Laboratory), Kayla Clements (University of Florida), Aaron S. Epiney (Idaho National Laboratory), Austin D. Fleming (Idaho National Laboratory), Justin T. Johnson (Idaho National Laboratory), Matthew R. Ramirez (Idaho National Laboratory), John D. Bess (Idaho National Laboratory), Kevan D. Weaver (Idaho National Laboratory)
Thermal Design Analysis Supporting a Loss of Coolant Accident Experiment at TREAT
Robert J. Armstrong (INL), Charles P. Folsom (Idaho National Laboratory), Colby B. Jensen (Idaho National Laboratory), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (Idaho National Laboratory)
A Novel In-situ Creep Capsule Design for the Versatile Test Reactor
Dulus Owen (Purdue University), Maria A. Okuniewski (Purdue University)
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