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Division Spotlight
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
2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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NWMO chooses vendors for Canadian repository
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected five companies it is to work with to design and plan the organization’s proposed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. As the owner of the project, the NWMO will be working with WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada, and Kinectrics.
2021
Lawrence H. Heilbronn
2020
X. George Xu
2018
Prof. Nolan E. Hertel
2017
Dr. Kimberlee Jane Kearfott
2015
Bernadette Kirk
2014
Donald J. Dudziak
2013
J. Kenneth Shultis
2012
Richard E. Faw
2010
Nick Tsoulfanidis
2008
Enrico Sartori
2004
Robert W. Roussin
1997
Wilbur L. Bunch
1995
Norman M. Schaeffer
1991
David K. Trubey
1989
Herbert Goldstein
1987
Arthur B. Chilton
1986
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