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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.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver 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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Sam Altman steps down as Oklo board chair
Advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc. has new leadership for its board of directors as billionaire Sam Altman is stepping down from the position he has held since 2015. The move is meant to open new partnership opportunities with OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, and other artificial intelligence companies.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPSD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom F
Session Chair:
Moataz Harb
Alternate Chair:
Tucker C. McClanahan
Session Organizer:
Irina I. Popova
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Enhanced Ray Tracing for Point Kernel Code Poker through Hardware-accelerated OptiX SDK
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Junyi Chen (Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University), Chenghao Cao (Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University), Shaoning Shen (Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University), Jingang Liang (Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University)
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Enhancing MCNP Visualization: A Native 3D Geometry Rendering Tool
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Jeremy E. Sweezy (LANL)
Innovations in Radiation Protection: Real-time 3D Radiation Mapping on Robotic Platforms
8:40–9:00AM CDT
Andy Haefner (Gamma Reality Inc), Erika Suzuki (Gamma Reality Inc.)
NV-Explore: 3D Radiation Mapping for Dose Estimation in Hazardous Environments
9:00–9:20AM CDT
Jonathan Wright (Createc), Rosemary Lester (Createc)
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