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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
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Jefferson West
Session Chair:
Annabelle Le Coq
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Conceptual Neutronics Scoping for Ramp Testing in the Advanced Test Reactor
1:00–1:20PM EST
Travis Labossiere-Hickman (INL), Nicolas Woolstenhulme (INL), Brian Durtschi (INL), David Kamerman (INL)
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Feasibility of Power Ramp Testing in the Advanced Test Reactor
1:20–1:40PM EST
Michael J. Worrall (INL), Nate S. Oldham (INL), Kendell R. Horman (INL)
Towards High-Throughput Alloy Development for Nuclear Reactor Applications
1:40–2:00PM EST
Jonathan Gigax (LANL), Hyosim Kim (LANL), Matthew Chancey (LANL), Jon Kevin Baldwin (LANL)
Predicting the Transmutation of Fuel Taggants
2:00–2:20PM EST
Elijah C. Lutz (Sandia), Jeremy M. Osborn (Sandia)
Linear and Non-linear Optical Characterization of Glass and Sapphire for Optical Instrumentation of Advanced Fission Reactors
2:20–2:40PM EST
Bryan Morgan (Univ. Michigan), Matthew Van Zile (Ohio State), Christian Petrie (ORNL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Milos Burger (Univ. Michigan), Igor Jovanovic (Univ. Michigan)
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