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Division Spotlight
Decommissioning & Environmental Sciences
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.
Meeting Spotlight
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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Latest News
Sam Altman steps down as Oklo board chair
Advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc. has new leadership for its board of directors as billionaire Sam Altman is stepping down from the position he has held since 2015. The move is meant to open new partnership opportunities with OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, and other artificial intelligence companies.
General Chairs:
Massimiliano Fratoni (University of California – Berkeley)
Christopher Perfetti (University of New Mexico)
Assistant General Chairs:
Cenk Guler (Westinghouse)
Jason Hou (NCSU)
Technical Program Chairs:
Eva Davidson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Brendan Kochunas (University of Michigan)
Luka Snoj (IJS)
Assistant Technical Program Chairs:
Abdalla Abou Jaoude (INL)
Go Chiba (Hokudai U.)
Paul Cosgrove (Cambridge U.)
Ser Gi Hong (Hanyang U.)
Mathieu Hursin (EPFL)
Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Ishita Triveda (INL)
Emily Shemon (ANL)
Diversity Chair:
Alexis Maldonado (LANL)
Student Chair:
Tatiana Siaraferas (UC Berkeley)
Workshop Chair:
Rike Bostelmann (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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