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Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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NRC Hanson's renomination clears Senate committee
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The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 18–1 yesterday to advance the renomination of Christopher T. Hanson as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Hanson has been a commissioner since 2020, and was named chair by President Biden in January 2021. The full U.S. Senate will consider Hanson’s nomination later this month.
Voices of support: “Chair Hanson is a dedicated public [servant] who has thoughtfully and . . . skillfully led the [NRC] during his tenure as its chair. Throughout his time on the[NRC], he has demonstrated his commitment to ensuring the safety and the security of our nation’s use of nuclear energy,” said EPW committee chair Tom Carper (D., Del.) before the vote.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Jefferson West
Session Chair:
Simon M. Pimblott
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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MFUEL: Mechanistic Metal Fuel Performance Models of SAS4A/SASSYS-1
1:00–1:20PM EST
Aydin Karahan (ANL), Daniel O'Grady (ANL), Taeil Kim (ANL), Thomas Fanning (ANL)
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Simulated Pellet Dispersal Experiments to Study FFRD Behavior Using i-LOCA
1:20–1:40PM EST
Hyunwoo Yook (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), SungHoon Joung (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Boyeon Kweon (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
HERA Modeling and Simulation Exercise: BISON Results
1:40–2:00PM EST
C. Folsom (INL), S. Seo (INL), D. Kamerman (INL), C. Jensen (INL)
Coupling of Fuel Cladding Chemical Interaction BISON Correlation Model with a Porous Diffusion Model
2:00–2:20PM EST
Robert D. Powers (Oregon State), Guillaume Mignot (Oregon State), Wade Marcum (Oregon State)
Development of a Model for Irradiation-Induced Grain Growth in UO2 Thin Films
2:20–2:40PM EST
Md Ali Muntaha (Univ. Florida), Michael R. Tonks (Univ. Florida), Larry Aagesen (INL)
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