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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
Joshua Hykes (Studsvik Scandpower)
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Jay Bogardus (American Nuclear Society)
The focus of the presentations will be to share current core design capabilities, developments, and methods for addressing issues impacting core designs and associated reactor engineering support activities. Particular issues may include recent operating experiences, Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF), load follow and alternative to load follow, high burnup/high enrichment in core design economics, and fuel and poison management economics.
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Application of Framatome's 3D Control Rod Ejection Methodology (AREA) to the Palo Verde Generating Station
MIchelle Guzzardo (Framatome), Richard C. Deveney (Framatome), David Medek (APS), Keith W. Maupin (Framatome)
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PWR Integral Gadolinia Burnable Absorber Loading Design In A Once-Through Core Reactivity Swing Minimization Assessment
Gray S. Chang (JFoster & Associates), Julie Foster (JFoster & Associates), Jim R. Harrell (Zachry Nuclear)
VVER-1000 Forum Benchmark
Romain Henry (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH), Kiril Velkov (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH)
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