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APS seeks SLR to keep Palo Verde operational into the 2060s
Arizona Public Service has informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its intention to renew the operating licenses of the Palo Verde nuclear power plant’s three reactors for a second 20-year term, which could extend operations at the facility into the 2060s.
According to the announcement, APS won’t submit the subsequent license renewal application to the NRC until late 2027. The renewal would allow Unit 1 to operate through 2065, Unit 2 through 2066, and Unit 3 through 2067.
Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021
Technical Session|Panel
Thursday, December 2, 2021|8:00–9:45AM EST |Georgetown East
Session Chairs:
Leonel E. Lagos
Mitch W. Pryor
Session Organizer:
Student Assistant:
Kervin Coss
This international panel will explore different perspectives and experiences from robotics experts from across the globe. The panel members will discuss the applications of robotics and remote systems in nuclear decommissioning projects and share their respective challenges, lessons learned, and best practices. It is expected that the audience will benefit from the experts' presentations and fully engage in the discussions at the end of the panel.
Rustam Stolkin
University of Birmingham - Extreme Robotics Lab (ERL)
Naoaki Okuzumi
International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning (IRID)
István SZÅKE
Institute for Energy Technology
Michel Pieraccini
Electricité de France (EDF)
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