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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Modernizing I&C for operations and maintenance, one phase at a time
The two reactors at Dominion Energy’s Surry plant are among the oldest in the U.S. nuclear fleet. Yet when the plant celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023, staff could raise a toast to the future. Surry was one of the first plants to file a subsequent license renewal (SLR) application, and in May 2021, it became official: the plant was licensed to operate for a full 80 years, extending its reactors’ lifespans into 2052 and 2053.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
Joshua Hykes (Studsvik Scandpower)
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Jay Bogardus (American Nuclear Society)
The focus of the presentations will be to share current core design capabilities, developments, and methods for addressing issues impacting core designs and associated reactor engineering support activities. Particular issues may include recent operating experiences, Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF), load follow and alternative to load follow, high burnup/high enrichment in core design economics, and fuel and poison management economics.
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Application of Framatome's 3D Control Rod Ejection Methodology (AREA) to the Palo Verde Generating Station
MIchelle Guzzardo (Framatome), Richard C. Deveney (Framatome), David Medek (APS), Keith W. Maupin (Framatome)
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PWR Integral Gadolinia Burnable Absorber Loading Design In A Once-Through Core Reactivity Swing Minimization Assessment
Gray S. Chang (JFoster & Associates), Julie Foster (JFoster & Associates), Jim R. Harrell (Zachry Nuclear)
VVER-1000 Forum Benchmark
Romain Henry (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH), Kiril Velkov (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH)
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