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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
Meeting Spotlight
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 NISD
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Capistrano A
Session Chair:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Aaron S. Epiney
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A Preliminary Validation Study for Removal Performance of Iodine Gas in Sodium Pool with a Simplified Approach
Dong Hoon Kam (ANL), Dave Grabaskas (ANL), Tyler Starkus (ANL), Matthew Bucknor (ANL), Akihiro Uchibori (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
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Safety-in-Design Approach for the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment
Zander Mausolff (TerraPower), Brandon M. Chisholm (Southern Co.), Troy P. Reis (INL), Jason P. Andrus (INL)
Risk Management of Large Energy Infrastructure Projects: Perspectives from Advanced Nuclear Power Deployment
Sola Talabi (Pittsburgh Technical), Rohan Biwalkar (Pittsburgh Technical)
Data-Driven Risk Assessment: A New Paradigm in Operational Data Utilization
Ali Ayoub (MIT), Wolfgang Kroeger (ETH Zurich), Didier Sornette (ETH Zurich), Haruko Wainwright (MIT)
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