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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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 HFICD
Friday, December 3, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EST |Columbia 4
Session Chair:
Steven Arndt (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Session Organizer:
Jamie Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Student Assistant:
Juan Valderrama
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Methods to Evaluate Embedded Sensor Performance for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
1:05–1:25PM EST
William H. Ferrell IV (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Jacob R. Houser (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Holden C. Hyer (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL)
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Transit Time Flow Measurement via High-Temperature Irradiation-Resistant Thermocouples
1:25–1:45PM EST
Alexander H. Hashemian (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Richard Skifton (INL)
Trace Xenon Measurements Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Fuel Failure Monitoring in Generation IV Gas-Cooled Fast Reactors
1:45–2:05PM EST
M. Burger (Univ. of Michigan), L. Garrett (Univ. of Michigan), A. Burak (Univ. of Michigan), V. Petrov (Univ. of Michigan), A. Manera (Univ. of Michigan), X. Sun (Univ. of Michigan), P. Sabharwall (INL), I. Jovanovic (Univ. of Michigan)
Design of a High Temperature Eddy Current Flow Meter via Thermal-Mechanical Simulation
2:05–2:25PM EST
G. Kinzler (Univ. of Pittsburgh), U. Zangrilli (Univ. of Pittsburgh), H. Ban (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
Improvements in Antineutrino Detector Response by Including Fission Product Transitions
2:25–2:45PM EST
Wei Eng Ang (Texas A&M Univ.), Sanghun Lee (Texas A&M Univ.), Shikha Prasad (Texas A&M Univ.)
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