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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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NRC wants input on Hermes 2 test reactor construction permit
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking input on its draft environmental assessment and draft finding of no significant impact for Kairos Power’s application to build the Hermes 2 test reactor facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
G. L. Ritter
Nuclear Technology | Volume 43 | Number 2 | April 1979 | Pages 194-202
Technical Paper | The Back End of the Light Water Reactor Fuel Cycle / Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT79-A16311
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The Purex solvent extraction process will be used in the nuclear fuel recovery and recycling center to reprocess up to 2100MT/yr of spent light water reactor fuels. Modifications to the process will be made to improve fission product decontamination and to treat gaseous and liquid radioactive waste streams. These modifications will allow overall decontamination factors for most fission products from recovered uranium and plutonium of >1010. No liquid process wastes will be released, and releases of radioactive materials in gaseous effluents will be as low as reasonably achievable.
