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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NRC approves V.C. Summer’s second license renewal
Dominion Energy’s V.C. Summer nuclear power plant, in Jenkinsville, S.C., has been authorized to operate for 80 years, until August 2062, following the renewal of its operating license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a second time.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
Kevin R. Robb
Alternate Chair:
Dillon R. Shaver
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Staff Producer:
Janet Davis (American Nuclear Society)
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Thermophysical Property Measurements of Molten Salts: Perspectives on Fuel and Irradiated Salts
Ryan C. Gallagher (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Nick Russell (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Alex Martin (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), N. Dianne B. Ezell (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Simulation and Analysis of a Prototypical Xenon Removal System
Jiaqi Chen (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Caleb S. Brooks (University of Illinois)
Design Overview of the Facility to Alleviate Salt Technology Risks (FASTR)
Kevin R. Robb (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Seth Baird (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Padhraic L. Mulligan (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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