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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 NNPD|Cosponsored by IRD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Stefani Buster
Alternate Chair:
Kelsey Amundson
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Staff Producer:
John Fabian (American Nuclear Society)
The purpose of this session is to provide a forum for timely presentation of general issues in the area of nuclear nonproliferation policy that are not covered in other session topics.
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Statistical Errors in Doubles Count Rates with 252Cf and AmLi Active Interrogation Sources on Fresh MTR Research Reactor Fuel
Jay P. Joshi (University of Texas-Austin), Shoaib Usman (Missouri S&T), William S. Charlton (University of Texas-Austin), Babatunde J. Adigun (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Martyn T. Swinhoe (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Howard O. Menlove (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Alexis C. Trahan (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Neutron Background Measurements in an Urban Environment
Eric R. Reddick (U. S. Naval Academy), Marshall Millett (United States Naval Academy), John Burkhardt (United States Naval Academy)
Neutron Activation Analysis and Material Characterization of Modern Urban Materials
Jyothierkumar Nimmagadda (University of Florida), James E. Baciak (University of Florida), Michele V. Manuel (University of Florida), Juan C. Nino (University of Florida), Mustafa H. Siddiqi (University of Florida), Mariia Stozhkova (University of Florida), Marcus Benjamin (University of Florida), Daniel Ospina (University of Florida), Shangradhanva E. Vasith (University of Florida), Justin G. Phelps (University of Florida)
Characterizing SNM by Applying Particle Swarm Optimization to Temporal Spectroscopy
Steven R. Reese (Oregon State University), Abi Farsoni (Oregon State University), Mitch Mannino (Oregon State University)
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