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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 FCWMD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Fairchild East/West
Session Chair:
Junghyun Bae
Alternate Chair:
Leah Squires
Session Organizer:
Sven O. Bader
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A Comparison of As-Loaded Dose Calculations to Measured Dose Rates
1:00–1:20PM EST
Justin Clarity (PNNL), Steve Maheras (PNNL), Veronica Wilson (PNNL), Kaushik Banerjee (PNNL), Paul Miller (PNNL)
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A Regulatory Approach to Nuclear Reactor Transportation
1:20–1:40PM EST
Jonathon D. Wheelwright (Univ. Idaho), R. A. Borrelli (Univ. Idaho)
Unlocking Radioisotope Power System Markets via a Robust Supply Chain
1:40–2:00PM EST
P.S. Snouffer (Zeno Power Systems), H.S. Desai (Zeno Power Systems), J.R. Matthews (Zeno Power Systems)
Rapid Photochemical Reduction for U(VI)/Pu(IV) Conditioning in MOx Fuel Production
2:00–2:20PM EST
M. Bromley (Lancaster Univ.), C. Boxall (Lancaster Univ.), R. Taylor (National Nuclear Laboratory), M. Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory)
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