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Spent Fuel Pools Key Documents: Public Meeting Materials

NEI Used Fuel Management Conference, 2012 (St. Petersburg, FL)

NEI Used Fuel Management Conference, 2012 (St. Petersburg, FL)

• "Spent Fuel Pool Neutron Absorbing Material Degradation," Emma Wong, NRC

NEI Used Fuel Management Meeting, May 9, 2013 (St. Petersburg, FL)

NEI Used Fuel Management Meeting, May 9, 2013 (St. Petersburg, FL)

• "Management of Spent Fuel Pool Neutron Absorbing Material Degradation," Emma Wong, NRC

Public Meeting on Materials Currently in Spent Fuel Pools, February 27, 2009 (Rockville, MD)

Public Meeting on Materials Currently in Spent Fuel Pools, February 27, 2009 (Rockville, MD)

• Meeting Notice
• Meeting Summary
• Industry Presentations (R. Lambert, EPRI; K. Linquist, NETCO; T. Woody, Entergy)

Public Meeting on Neutron Absorber Material Degradation Issues, May 6, 2010 (Baltimore, MD)

Public Meeting on Neutron Absorber Material Degradation Issues, May 6, 2010 (Baltimore, MD)

• Meeting Notice
• Meeting Summary
• "Public Meeting: Neutron Absorbing Materials Degradation Issues," Emma Wong, NRC
• "Neutron Absorber Materials Degradation Issues – Ongoing & Planned R&D Projects" A. Machiels, EPRI

Public Meeting Workshop on Neutron Absorber Material Degradation in Spent Fuel Pools
  October 4, 2012 (Rockville, MD)

Public Meeting Workshop on Neutron Absorber Material Degradation in Spent Fuel Pools
   October 4, 2012 (Rockville, MD)

• Meeting Notice
• Meeting Summary
• "Neutron Absorber Material Degradation," P. Hiland, NRC
• "Neutron Absorber Criticality Safety Concern," J. Davis, NRC
• "Overview of Spent Fuel Pool Neutron Absorbing Materials Degradation," E. Wong, NRC
• "The RACKLIFE Methodology," C. Hunt, NRC
• "Assessment of the BADGER Methodology," A. Pulvirenti, NRC
• "Path Forward on Issued of Spent Fuel Pool Neutron Absorbing Material Degradation," E. Wong, NRC
• "Boraflex, Carborundum, and BORAL Degradation Impact on Criticality," K. Waldrop, EPRI
• "Use of RACKLIFE and BADGER and input to Criticality Analysis," J. Dunlap, Exelon
• "Neutron Absorber Surveillance Industry Perspective," Z. Martin, TVA
• "Improved BADGER," M. Eyre, NETCO
• "BORAL Five Year Accelerated Corrosion Test," K. Waldrop, EPRI
• "New Neutron Absorbers," M. Eyre, NETCO

Public Meeting with Neutron Absorber Vendors, March 14, 2013 (Rockville, MD)

Public Meeting with Neutron Absorber Vendors, March 14, 2013 (Rockville, MD)

• Meeting Notice
• Meeting Summary
• Industry Presentations (Ceradyne, Bohler Bleche, Holtec, NETCO, Rio Tinto, Nikkeinkin, Allegheny Technologies, Carpenter Technologies)

Public Meeting on NEI Guidance Document for Spent Fuel Criticality Analyses, October 31, 2013 (Rockville, MD)

Public Meeting on NEI Guidance Document for Spent Fuel Criticality Analyses, October 31, 2013 (Rockville, MD)

• Meeting Notice
• Meeting Summary

Public Meeting to Discuss Draft Generic Letter 2014-XX, "Monitoring of Neutron-Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools." April 14, 2014 (Rockville, MD)

Public Meeting to Discuss Draft Generic Letter 2014-XX, "Monitoring of Neutron-Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools." April 14, 2014 (Rockville, MD)

• Meeting Notice
• Meeting Summary

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