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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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DOE issues new NEPA rule and procedures—and accelerates DOME reactor testing
Meeting a deadline set in President Trump’s May 23 executive order “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy,” the DOE on June 30 updated information on its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rulemaking and implementation procedures and published on its website an interim final rule that rescinds existing regulations alongside new implementing procedures.
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Physics Integration
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
Ross Bartlett (Sandia)
Alternate Chair:
Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Chase Lawing (NC State Univ.)
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Development of the VERA Quality Assurance Program
Scott P. Palmtag (North Carolina State University), Lori Moore (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), David J. Kropaczek (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Componentized hieratical build and test infrastructure and processes for CASL VERA
Roscoe A. Bartlett (Sandia National Labs)
Capabilities of VERA Version 4
Benjamin S. Collins (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Scott P. Palmtag (North Carolina State University), Andrew Godfrey (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Thomas J. Downar (University of Michigan), Kevin T. Clarno (University of Texas at Austin)
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