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Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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.
Executive Session|Panel
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|8:30–9:45AM PDT|Pacific A
Session Chair:
Craig Piercy (American Nuclear Society)
Session Organizer:
John Starkey (American Nuclear Society)
While the war in Ukraine continues to unfold, the conflict has already spawned seismic shifts in energy geopolitics. This session will begin with a review of nuclear-related events in Ukraine and lessons learned about the media coverage, then shift to an exploration of the short- and long-term consequences for the global nuclear enterprise and the U.S. role in it.
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