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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC approves overhaul of FOF inspections, baseline security programs
The security drills held at commercial nuclear power plants as part of the Force-on-Force (FOF) inspection program will no longer be led by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The commissioners on Friday approved recommendations presented earlier in the year by NRC staff to significantly overhaul the security program. This includes phasing out NRC-led drills by 2028. Following the phaseout, drills will be led by the licensee, with the NRC observing.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NISD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Columbia 10
Session Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL)
This panel session will start with “Highlights from the PSA 2023 Meeting” presentation. For those members who did not attend the PSA 2023, this will be a great opportunity to learn the meeting technical program, workshop, events, and attendance portfolio. The PSA Student Research Lightning Round and The Best Student Paper Award winners are invited to present their research. https://www.ans.org/meetings/npic13psa2023/
Askin Yigitoglu
ORNL
Akram Batikh
NCSU
Camille Levine
University of Maryland
Pavan Vaddi
Ohio State
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