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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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WIPP’s SSCVS: A breath of fresh air
This spring, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced that it had achieved a major milestone by completing commissioning of the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS) facility—a new, state-of-the-art, large-scale ventilation system at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the DOE’s geologic repository for defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in New Mexico.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Malibu
Session Chair:
Jake Quincey (Oregon State Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Troy Munro
Session Organizer:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Determining the Tensile Strength of Select TRISO-Coated Particle Layers
Tanner Mauseth (Idaho State), Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar (Idaho State), Fei Teng (INL), Subhashish Meher (INL)
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Preliminary Fuel Cycle Analysis of the -UB2 Composite Fuels in Pressurized Water Reactors
Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Cihang Lu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Effects of Hydrogen on High Uranium Density Fuels
Adrian Gonzales (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Josh White (LANL), Elizabeth Sooby (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
Understanding Composite Accident Tolerant Fuel with SiCf/SiCm for NuScale SMR Model: Reactivity Behavior and Potential Future Direction
Kyle V. Bean (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Macklin Zinselmeyer (Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology), Kazuma Kobayashi (Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology), Dinesh Kumar (Univ. Bristol), Syed Alam (Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology)
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