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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.
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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