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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC staff proposes ROP, security inspection overhauls
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending proposed changes for the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) baseline inspection program that could reduce the number of hours spent annually on direct inspections at U.S. nuclear power plants by 38 percent.
In addition to the proposed ROP changes, NRC staff published recommendations for the baseline security program that would reduce the number of direct inspection hours necessary for this program by about 50 percent compared to current levels. This includes the Force-on-Force (FOF) inspection program.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair:
J. Rory Kennedy
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Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Jessie Vazquez (American Nuclear Society)
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Post-Irradiation Examination System Development for Irradiated Optical Components of In-Situ Spectroscopic Sensors
Bryan Morgan (University of Michigan Ann Arbor), Igor Jovanovic (University of Michigan), Paul Marotta (Micro Nuclear LLC), Piyush Sabharwall (Idaho National Laboratory), Milos Burger (University of Michigan), Patrick Skrodzki (University of Michigan)
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Comparative oxidation studies of glassy carbon and nuclear graphite in air
Yaqiao Wu (Boise State University), John Stempien (Idaho National Laboratory), Junhua Jiang (Idaho National Laboratory)
Impact of Ionizing Irradiation on Surface Wettability: Fundamentals and Application in Engineering Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Arunkumar Seshadri (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Eric C. Forrest (Sandia National Laboratories), Bren A. Philips (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Koroush Shirvan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Preparation of U-10Zr Alloys for Irradiation Testing in the Advanced Test Reactor to Enable MARMOT Assessment and Validation
Doug L. Porter (Idaho National Laboratory), Mitchell K. Meyer (Idaho National Laboratory), Karim Ahmed (Texas A&M University), J. K. Jewell (Idaho National Laboratory), Laura Sudderth (Idaho National Laboratory), Moiz I. Butt (Texas A&M University), Sean M. McDeavitt (Texas A&M University)
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