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Decommissioning & Environmental Sciences
The mission of the Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences (DES) Division is to promote the development and use of those skills and technologies associated with the use of nuclear energy and the optimal management and stewardship of the environment, sustainable development, decommissioning, remediation, reutilization, and long-term surveillance and maintenance of nuclear-related installations, and sites. The target audience for this effort is the membership of the Division, the Society, and the public at large.
Meeting Spotlight
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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Glass strategy: Hanford’s enhanced waste glass program
The mission of the Department of Energy’s Office of River Protection (ORP) is to complete the safe cleanup of waste resulting from decades of nuclear weapons development. One of the most technologically challenging responsibilities is the safe disposition of approximately 56 million gallons of radioactive waste historically stored in 177 tanks at the Hanford Site in Washington state.
ORP has a clear incentive to reduce the overall mission duration and cost. One pathway is to develop and deploy innovative technical solutions that can advance baseline flow sheets toward higher efficiency operations while reducing identified risks without compromising safety. Vitrification is the baseline process that will convert both high-level and low-level radioactive waste at Hanford into a stable glass waste form for long-term storage and disposal.
Although vitrification is a mature technology, there are key areas where technology can further reduce operational risks, advance baseline processes to maximize waste throughput, and provide the underpinning to enhance operational flexibility; all steps in reducing mission duration and cost.
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April 16, 2024
Innovations Student Competition
Innovations Student Competition Webinar Series: Part III
1:00–2:00PM CDT
Available to All Users
Join us for the third installment of a series of webinars featuring winners of the the Innovations in Nuclear Energy Research & Development Student Competition (INSC). Read more...
March 28, 2024
Chicago Local Section Event
Impacts of Deploying Reactors Fueled by High-Assay Low Enriched Uranium
7:00–8:00PM CDT
The ANS Chicago Section invites you to a presentation from Amanda Bachmann of Argonne National Laboratory about the impacts of deploying reactors fueled by High-Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU). Read more...
Advanced Reactor Roundup
10:00–11:00AM CDT
Join us for the next edition of our Advanced Reactor Roundup series to hear the latest developments from BWXT, Kairos Power, Oklo, and x-Energy. Read more...
March 21, 2024
Pathways to Nuclear
Highlighting Women in Trade and Craft Careers
5:00–6:00PM CDT
Join us for a look at how women are making history in nuclear science and technology trade careers. Read more...
March 15, 2024
Year in Review: Nuclear Thermal Hydraulic Achievements of 2023
11:00AM–12:30PM CDT
Leaders from the ANS Thermal Hydraulics Division will highlight some of the most impactful work from 2023 in a panel discussion. Read more...
March 7, 2024
Educator Training
In the Lab with Nuclear Scientists: Critical and Sub-critical Assemblies
5:00–6:00PM CST
Comet isn’t just one of Santa’s reindeer. To nuclear scientists, Comet—along with Planet, Flat-top, and Godiva IV—is a critical assembly, a type of reactor essential in conducting experiments using fissionable materials. Learn how they are used by scientists at Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore, and Sandia national laboratories. Read more...
March 5, 2024
Development of a US-Based UNF Recycling Pilot Facility and Nonproliferation Implications
3:00–3:30PM CST
The ANS Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division hosted a special members-only event on the development of a US-based UNF recycling pilot facility. Read more...
February 21, 2024
Innovations Student Competition Webinar Series: Part II
1:00–2:00PM CST
Join us for the second part in a series of webinars featuring winners of the the Innovations in Nuclear Energy Research & Development Student Competition (INSC). Read more...
February 20, 2024
Build a Nucleus: K-12 Classroom Investigations
Join us for this K-12 Educator Training webinar featuring the latest nuclear simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations: Build a Nucleus. Learn how your students can play with protons and neutrons from PhET's Luisa Vargas Suarez, the sim's creator. Read more...
February 15, 2024
ANS Chicago and Michigan-Ohio Section Event
Students of Nuclear Science
6:00–7:00PM CST
The ANS Chicago and Michigan-Ohio Sections invite you to hear presentations from advanced-degree students within their sections. Read more...
February 12, 2024
Spending Time on Spent Nuclear Fuel with the Department of Energy
Join us for a candid conversation around the future and status of nuclear waste management in this country between the DOE's Paul Murry and former ANS President Steve Nesbit. Read more...
February 2, 2024
Reflections from COP28
11:00AM–12:00PM CST
ANS CEO/Executive Director, Craig Piercy, discussed the recent COP28 event with expert participants who were on the ground and in the rooms where historic pledges and agreements related to nuclear energy were created. Read more...
January 25, 2024
Microreactors: Nuclear Power in a Small, Modular Package
Many times smaller than traditional nuclear reactors, microreactors are big news in clean energy technology. Learn what they are, how they work, and their benefits in this webinar for K-12 educators which featured Piyush Sabharwall, senior staff nuclear research scientist and technical lead for the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy's Microreactor R&D Program at Idaho National Laboratory. Read more...
December 18, 2023
Creating a Safe, Secure, and Healthy Global Nuclear Industry
3:00–4:00PM CST
Enjoy this discussion on how to create a safe, secure, and healthy nuclear industry. Read more...
December 12, 2023
Innovations Student Competition Webinar Series: Part I
Join us for the first in a series of webinars featuring winners of the the Innovations in Nuclear Energy Research & Development Student Competition (INSC). Read more...
November 8, 2023
Update on SMR Technology
7:00–8:00PM CST
ANS Members Only
The ANS Chicago Section invites all ANS members to a presentation on SMR technology, presented by NuScale Power's Rebecca Norris. Read more...
October 19, 2023
Radioisotopes: Nuclear Applications Beyond Energy
There’s more to nuclear science and technology than generating electricity. Join us for Nuclear Science Week with Julie Ezold of Oak Ridge National Laboratory to learn about applications for radioactive isotopes beyond nuclear power. Read more...
October 4, 2023
International Perspectives on the Role of Nuclear Energy in a Net-Zero Future
Experts from the academic, legal, and civil society community will offer perspectives around just what the main points and issues are within this constantly changing discussion and what the opportunities might be for nuclear energy in and around COP28. Read more...
September 28, 2023
Decoding Radioactive Decay: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and More
This presentation on radioactive decay was created specifically for K-12 educators by former ANS President Dr. Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Associate Dean of the College of Science and Engineering and Professor of Nuclear Engineering at Idaho State University. Read more...
September 22, 2023
A One-on-One with NRC Chair Christopher Hanson
9:00–10:00AM CDT
ANS members have exclusive early access to watch a one-on-one interview with NRC Chair Christopher Hanson and ANS Executive Director/CEO Craig Piercy. Read more...
