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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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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 RPSD
Thursday, December 2, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EST |Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Fatma Abdelrahman
Alternate Chair:
Jeffrey A. Favorite
Session Organizer:
Amir A. Bahadori
Student Assistant:
Mitchell Mika
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Calculating the Differential Physics of Neutron Transport in Oxygen Based on Integral Experiments from the Livermore Pulsed Sphere Program
10:05–10:25AM EST
L. M. Rolison (LANL), M. L. Fensin (LANL), K. C. Kelley (LANL), S.S. McCready (LANL)
Paper
Investigation of a Portable Active Neutron Interrogation System Using MCNP
10:25–10:45AM EST
Sanchit Sharma (Kansas State Univ.), Diego Laramore (Kansas State Univ.), William L. Dunn (Kansas State Univ.), Walter J. McNeil (Kansas State Univ.), Amir A. Bahadori (Kansas State Univ.)
Impact of Fission Spectrum Modeling on Aging Estimations of Pressurized Water Reactor Vessels
10:45–11:05AM EST
Romain Vuiart (IRSN), Patrizio Console Camprini (ENEA), Kenneth W. Burn (ENEA), Mariya Brovchenko (IRSN), Julien Taforeau (IRSN), Eric Dumonteil (CEA)
Sensitivity of Pressurized Water Reactors Vessels Aging to Fuel Composition
11:05–11:25AM EST
Benjamin Benedet (IRSN), Romain Vuiart (IRSN), Julien Taforeau (IRSN), Mariya Brovchenko (IRSN)
A (Meta-)Model Driven Approach to MCNP Modeling and Editor Services
11:25–11:45AM EST
Peter J. Kowal (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Jonathan A. Eugenio (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Kurt A. Dominesey (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Camden E. Blake (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Robert A. Lefebvre (ORNL), Forrest B. Brown (Univ. of New Mexico), Wei Ji (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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