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Division Spotlight
Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo
August 8–11, 2021
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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DOE puts $9.35 million toward high-energy-density plasma research
The Department of Energy’s Office of Science (DOE-SC) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on July 27 announced $9.35 million for 21 research projects in high-energy-density laboratory plasmas. High-energy-density (HED) plasma research, originally developed to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program, has applications in astrophysics, fusion power plant development, medicine, nuclear and particle physics, and radioisotope production.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session|Sponsored by Instrumentation and Controls
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|11:00AM–12:45PM (12:00–1:45PM EDT)|Room 1
Session Chair:
Janos Eiler (IAEA)
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Erica McGowan (ANS)
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Best Estimate and Uncertainty Analysis for Safety Analysis and Plant Margins
K. Ivanov (NINE LLC), W. Marquino (NINE LLC), M. Modro (NINE LLC), M. Cherubini (NINE LLC), A. Petruzzi (NINE LLC), E. L. Quinn (NINE LLC)
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Preliminary Insights on Digital Instrumentation and Control Regulatory Lessons from the Boeing 737 MAX 8 Crash Events
Michael Waters (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), David Rahn (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Ismael Garcia (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Novel Integration of Field Sensors to Reactor Protection Systems
Tighe Smith (Paragon Energy Solutions), Gregg Clarkson (Rock Creek Innovations), Ted Quinn (Technology Resources)
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