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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NRC approves V.C. Summer’s second license renewal
Dominion Energy’s V.C. Summer nuclear power plant, in Jenkinsville, S.C., has been authorized to operate for 80 years, until August 2062, following the renewal of its operating license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a second time.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Sonoran 2
Session Chair:
Nancy J. Lybeck
Alternate Chair:
Vivek Agarwal
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Analog Meter Obsolescence is Causing Problems for Aging Nuclear Power Plants
1:00–1:20PM MST
Otto P. Fest (OTEK Corp.)
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Highly Integrated Protection System (HIPS)
1:20–1:40PM MST
Tighe Smith (Paragon Energy Solutions)
Evaluation of Thermocouples Embedded Using Additive Manufacturing
1:40–2:00PM MST
Codi Ferree (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Amy Godfrey (ORNL), Holden Hyer (ORNL), Christian Petrie (ORNL)
Presented by Adam Deatherage (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
NBSR Radiation Monitoring System Upgrade
2:00–2:20PM MST
James Whipple (Nat'l Institute of Standards & Technology), Dagistan Sahin (Nat'l Institute of Standards & Technology)
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