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The mission of the Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences (DES) Division is to promote the development and use of those skills and technologies associated with the use of nuclear energy and the optimal management and stewardship of the environment, sustainable development, decommissioning, remediation, reutilization, and long-term surveillance and maintenance of nuclear-related installations, and sites. The target audience for this effort is the membership of the Division, the Society, and the public at large.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
Technical Session|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Wednesday, May 7, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)
Session Chair:
James Maddox (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
Track Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
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NTP Transient Reactor Modeling and Uncertainty Propagation
1:00–1:25PM CDT
Eleni Mowery (AMA), Jacob Stonehill (AMA), Corey Smith (AMA), Matthew Duchek (AMA)
Paper
Decay Heat Correlation Generation Methodology for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors
1:25–1:50PM CDT
Matt Krecicki (BWX Technologies), Herschel Smith (BWX Technologies)
Demonstration of Nodal Diffusion Analysis for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Core Modeling with Varying Thermal-Hydraulic Conditions
1:50–2:15PM CDT
Jake Smith (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Systematic Approach for NTP Analysis Using a Consistent Solution Sequence and Reduced-Order Thermal-Hydraulics
2:15–2:40PM CDT
C. Eck (Georgia Tech), D. Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
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