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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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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 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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