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Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls
Improving task performance, system reliability, system and personnel safety, efficiency, and effectiveness are the division's main objectives. Its major areas of interest include task design, procedures, training, instrument and control layout and placement, stress control, anthropometrics, psychological input, and motivation.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
February 6–9, 2023
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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Remembering a fateful day for nuclear waste policy: January 31, 1998
Next week will mark 25 years since January 31, 1998, a date that all in the nuclear community are likely aware, as stated in the article highlighted in today’s #ThrowbackThursday post from the March 1998 issue of Nuclear News: “Those in the nuclear power industry are aware of the significance of the date January 31st, 1998. ln the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, that date was set as the deadline for the U.S. government–more specifically, the Department of Energy–to begin taking possession of and responsibility for spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants nationwide.”
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Nomination Deadline
March 1
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Annual Meeting
The Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Distinguished Service Award recognizes the outstanding participation in the leadership of the Division or in public outreach activities representing the division.
An article detailing the achievement will be published in RadWaste Solutions, and a blog post commemorating the achievement will be submitted to the ANS Nuclear Cafe.
The award consists of a plaque given at the ANS Annual Meeting.
This award was established by the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division (FCWMD) as a Division-Administered award in 2014.
Nominations must include the completed nomination form accompanied by the following supporting documents:
Worthy candidates will be selected by a subcommittee headed by the FCWMD chair, and composed of the vice-chair, treasury/secretary, and ex-officio chair.
The final decisions on candidates will be decided by vote of the FCWMD executive committee.
Nomination forms and supporting documents (in Word or Adobe Acrobat) should be emailed to the FCWMD chair.
For more information, please visit the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division website.
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