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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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College students help develop waste-measuring device at Hanford
A partnership between Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) and Washington State University has resulted in the development of a device to measure radioactive and chemical tank waste at the Hanford Site. WRPS is the contractor at Hanford for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by Executive Panels|Cosponsored by ETWDD
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|2:15–4:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Shirly Rodriguez (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Alternate Chair:
Lisa M. Marshall (NCSU)
Session Organizer:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Staff Producer:
Daryl Rizzo (ANS)
With the increasing frequency of social justice events, the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has remained relevant. This panel will discuss different organizations' strategies and initiatives to execute on DEI statements within the nuclear community.
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