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2026 ANS Annual Conference
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Supreme Court nixes Beyond Nuclear’s CISF challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by antinuclear group Beyond Nuclear challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s licensing of Holtec International’s proposed consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico.
The denial of Beyond Nuclear’s writ of certiorari petition was part of a long list of orders released by the Supreme Court on Monday. The list also included a denial of Duke Energy’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling in an antimonopoly dispute.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NISD
Thursday, December 2, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EST |Columbia 4
Session Chair:
Jeffrey T. Mitman
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chairs:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Student Assistant:
Mackenzie Bjornstedt
In August 2020 a derecho hit Duane Arnold head on causing a loss of offsite power lasting about 24 hours. Winds speeds exceeded 80 mph for over 20 minutes with peak speeds exceeding 100 mph. A complication was debris fouling of service water pump suction strainers requiring bypassing one of the strainers. This session will describe what happened to the plant, how the plant successfully dealt with the event including site preparations, response and what could have been improved. In addition, the session will explore the risk insights gained on both Duane Arnold and other plants.
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