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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
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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|Panel|Sponsored by MCD
Monday, November 16, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Nicholas A. Gentile
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Brian C. Kiedrowski
Staff Producer:
Ashley Jiminian (American Nuclear Society)
The Current Issues in Computational Methods Roundtable will present five researchers who will give talks on several aspects of modern code development. Their talks will center on upcoming developments and challenges in code development. Points of emphasis will be the opportunities and demands of new machine architectures, applications of AI to scientific codes, and the pros and cons of University/National Lab collaborations. The talk titles are: Katie Lewis, LLNL: "Addressing the Paradigm Shift: Machine Learning in Scientific Simulations" Todd Palmer, Oregon State: "The Daunting Task of Initiating a Multi-University, Multi-Disciplinary High Performance Computing Research Project In the Age of COVID-19" Rob Lowrie, LANL: "Current Issues for Multiphysics Codes" Ann Gentile: "AI/ML for HPC Operations" Teresa Bailey: "A Few Random Thoughts About Predictive Science"
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