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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Deep Space: The new frontier of radiation controls
In commercial nuclear power, there has always been a deliberate tension between the regulator and the utility owner. The regulator fundamentally exists to protect the worker, and the utility, to make a profit. It is a win-win balance.
From the U.S. nuclear industry has emerged a brilliantly successful occupational nuclear safety record—largely the result of an ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) process that has driven exposure rates down to what only a decade ago would have been considered unthinkable. In the U.S. nuclear industry, the system has accomplished an excellent, nearly seamless process that succeeds to the benefit of both employee and utility owner.
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Advanced Modeling Applications
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair:
Cenk Guler (Westinghouse)
Alternate Chair:
Brenden Mervin (EPRI)
Track Organizer:
Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Staff Producer:
Joseph Coale (NC State Univ.)
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Applications of VERA for Improvement in NRC Methods
Matthew A. Jessee (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Andrew M. Ward (University of Michigan), Andrew Godfrey (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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The Future of VERA at EPRI and Potential Impacts on the Commercial Fleet
Brenden T. Mervin (Electric Power Research Institute), Erik V. Mader (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)), Robert S. Daum (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI))
VERA Applications and Commercial Deployment at Westinghouse
Vefa N. Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC), Zach McDaniel (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC), Zeses E. Karoutas (Westinghouse Electric Company), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC), Robert Brewster (Self)
Use of VERA to Improve Baffle/Reflector Data Generation for the Westinghouse Core Design Code System
Baocheng Zhang (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC), Aaron M. Graham (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Mangiarotti), Andrew Godfrey (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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