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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
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Taking shape: Fusion energy ecosystems built with public-private partnerships
It’s possible to describe fusion in simple terms: heat and squeeze small atoms to get abundant clean energy. But there’s nothing simple about getting fusion ready for the grid.
Private developers, national lab and university researchers, suppliers, and end users working toward that goal are developing a range of complex technologies to reach fusion temperatures and pressures, confounded by science and technology gaps linked to plasma behavior; materials, diagnostics, and electronics for extreme environments; fuel cycle sustainability; and economics.
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Peter B. Lyons
Dr. David L. AumillerDr. J. Rory KennedyDr. Karen Vierow KirklandDr. David J. KropaczekMs. Evelyn M. Mullen PEProf. Lin ShaoDr. Michael L. Zerkle
Dr. Rita BaranwalProf. Yaron DanonDr. Mitchell FarmerMr. Dennis W. HennekeDr. Kostadin N. IvanovDr. Richard LeeDr. Thomas A. MehlhornDr. Juergen RappDr. Kumar Sridharan
University of New Mexico (Best Section)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Best Section)University of Wisconsin Madison (Honorable Mention)Missouri University of Science & Technology (Honorable Mention)
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William H. Hannum
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David L. RahnRichard T. Wood
Samuel Joseph CopeNathan H. Hart
Rudolph JohannesMaria (Rudy) Konings
Fuel Cycle Facility, Idaho National LaboratoryTokamak Fusion Test Reactor, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
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Ahmed Hassanein
ANS Young Members GroupChairman Kristine L. SvinickiLeah Spradley ParksProf. Dan Gabriel CacuciHon. Rita Baranwal
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Kenan Unlu
Michael Z. Podowski
Fiona E. Rayment
Siegfried S. Hecker
George FlanaganN. Prasad Kadambi
University of Tennessee Knoxville: Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Design and AnalysisAuthors: Alec Cacheris, Brandon Connor, Will Conroy, Aidan EdensAdvisor: Jason HaywardUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: Plasma Sustainment and Tin Particle Mitigation in Extreme Ultraviolet LithographyAuthors: Alp Aktuna, Kaitlyn Butler, Andrew Fink, Dario PaniciAdvisor: David RuzicPurdue University: Design of a Novel Decision-Making Tool for the Analysis of Protective Actions During a Radiological ReleaseAuthors: David Champlin, Mark D’Aloia, Emily Downing, Elizabeth JayeAdvisor: Shripad RevankarUniversity of Sharjah: Design and Experimental Verification of a Gamma Radiogauge to Detect Water Level in Ballast Tanks in Oil PlatformsAuthors: Eslam A. Ahmed, Jwaher A. Alnaqbi, Priyonta RahmanAdvisor: Walid A. MetwallyNorth Carolina State University: Design of an Economical Low-Power Fast Spectrum Molten Chloride ReactorAuthors: Charles Goodman, Lindsay Verrico, Thomas Thompson, Vincent NovellinoAdvisor: Scott Palmtag
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Tim CrookMatthew D. Wargon
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