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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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NRC proposes rule changes in response to EO
In April, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14270, “Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting To Unleash American Energy,” which calls for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (along with the Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Environmental Protection Agency) to issue a “sunset rule” to effectively nullify certain regulations in no more than five years.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Monday, November 13, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Columbia 12
Session Chair:
Travis W. Knight
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Lisa M. Marshall
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Subcritical Test Assembly -- Senior Design Project
1:00–1:20PM EST
Daniel Racz (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas Branam (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Gabriel Lentchner (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Sophia Hitson (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Sinan Zhang (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Paper
Event Sequence Analysis to Support a Full Scope Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Framework for the PULSTAR Research Reactor
1:20–1:40PM EST
Maddison Barber (NCSU), May Wells (NCSU), Alex Chaisson (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — NCSU Student Presentation
Cask Design and Offline Processing of Fuel Salt via Fluorination and Impurity Absorption for MSR Nuclear Waste (COFFIN)
1:40–2:00PM EST
Gracie Eccleston (Georgia Tech), Jana Shade (Georgia Tech), Zach Welchel (Georgia Tech), Caryanne Wilson (Georgia Tech)
Design Optimization of an Organic-Cooled Light-Water-Moderated Micro-Reactor for Electricity and Hydrogen Generation
2:00–2:20PM EST
Assil Halimi (MIT), Gyutae Park (MIT), Isabel Naranjo De Candido (MIT), Loukas Carayannopoulos (MIT)
Large-Area Plasma-Liquid Reactors for Water Purification in Space
2:20–2:40PM EST
Sean M. Peyres (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Jasmine Dinari (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Matt Koska (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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