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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Nieh confirmed for the NRC
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Earlier today, the U.S. Senate officially confirmed Ho Nieh in a 66–32 vote to serve as a commissioner on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission through the remainder of a term that will expire June 30, 2029. All present Republicans, alongside 15 Democrats and one Independent, cast their votes in favor of Nieh, who was nominated by President Trump in July and fills the seat left vacant following the dismissal of former commissioner Christopher Hanson.
NRC details: The commission leading the NRC now comprises four members. Nieh joins Chair David Wright and commissioners Bradley Crowell and Matthew Marzano. One spot remains unfilled after the resignation of Annie Caputo in July. President Trump nominated Douglas Weaver earlier this month to fill Caputo’s seat.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Jefferson West
Session Chair:
Benjamin W. Beeler
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Transient Thermal Wave Technique for the Measurement of the Thermal Diffusivity of Irradiated Fuel Rods
10:00–10:20AM EST
Duane DiCenzo II (Univ. Pittsburgh), Phillip Santillo (Univ. Pittsburgh), Heng Ban (Univ. Pittsburgh)
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Advanced Microstructural Characterization of Circumferential and Radial Hydrides in Reactor-Grade Zirconium Cladding Tube Using EBSD and DSC
10:20–10:40AM EST
Dahyeon Woo (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Joo-Hee Kang (Institute of Materials Science), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Simulating PCMI Using BISON for SiC/SiC Composite Tubes for RIA-like Conditions
10:40–11:00AM EST
Elizabeth Martinez (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Corrosion Behaviour of Uranium Nitride Thin Films in Post-Irradiation Storage
11:00–11:20AM EST
G. Berhane (Lancaster Univ.), C. Boxall (Lancaster Univ.), D. Goddard (National Nuclear Laboratory), R. Springell (Univ. Bristol), J. Wasik (Univ. Bristol), R.J. Wilbraham (Lancaster Univ.)
Development Status of High Thermal Conductive ATF Pellet and Burnable Absorber Fuel Pellet in KAERI
11:20–11:40AM EST
Dong-Joo Kim (KAERI), Dong Seok Kim (KAERI), Jae Ho Yang (KAERI), Ji-Hae Yoon (KAERI), Ji Hwan Lee (KAERI)
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