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DOE’s Marla Morales talks with ANS’s Craig Piercy
A recent American Nuclear Society webinar featured an extended one-on-one conversation between ANS CEO Craig Piercy and Marla Morales, the acting deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and high-level waste disposition at the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy. The two discussed the future of the fuel cycle in the United States, especially as it relates to the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses program launched by the DOE earlier this year.
Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Kaylee is a PhD student at the University of Florida studying Materials Science and Engineering. She received a Master of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in May 2024. Her research is focused on simulating fission gas release mechanisms in uranium nitride fuels. Kaylee is also known as “Ms. Nuclear Energy” on TikTok, where she maintains almost 120,000 followers for her cheeky, comedic videos explaining nuclear energy topics in laymen’s terms.
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