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Mark Peterspresident@ans.org
One month into my term as president of the American Nuclear Society, it is already clear that the nuclear field continues to move quickly. June alone brought a striking number of developments, each one pointing to the momentum of this moment.
Antares’s Mark-0 microreactor reaching criticality at Idaho National Laboratory was more than a technical milestone. It effectively brought reactor No. 53 on line at a site that has shaped much of the nation’s nuclear history, with 52 reactors built there since 1951. And more criticality starts were delivered in June and July, enabled by the Department of Energy and its partnerships with private companies.
At the same time, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is continuing its broad regulatory reform effort, and nuclear technology is being used to help combat an outbreak of New World screwworm that has spread to the United States.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, June 10, 2020|4:35–6:20PM EDT|10
Session Chair:
Douglas G. Bowen
Session Organizer:
Marvin H. Barnett
Staff Producer:
Patricia Schroeder (American Nuclear Society)
Over the last decade(s) there have been many new Type A and Type B shipping packages designs and new allowed fissile contents. Both ANSI/ANS Standards and the Code of Federal Regulations require an evaluation of criticality safety for each combination of shipping package configuration and content. The purpose of this session is to provide a discussion of the unique challenges and requirements for criticality safety during both transport and storage of shipping packages.
Douglas Bowen
ORNL
Marcus Harris
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Steven Nathan
Lon Paulson
GE Hitachi/Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas
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