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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.
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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
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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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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.
Technical Session
Friday, April 9, 2021|11:00AM–12:30PM EDT
Session Chair:
Ni Kan (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Ishita Trivedi
Session Organizer:
Edward Chen (NCSU)
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Session Producers:
Arsen Iskhakov (NCSU)
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Design of the Mechanical Seal for the Sight Window used for an Advanced Visualization Instrument Working in a High-Pressure, High-Temperature Environment
Alberto Cardenas Melgar (University of Idaho), Colby B. Jensen (Idaho National Laboratory), Richard N. Christensen (University of Idaho)
Paper
Developing a Graphical User Interface to Measure O2- Concentration in Molten Fluoride Salts
Kirthi Kumar (SALT Group), Haley Williams (University of California - Berkeley), Raluca O. Scarlat (University of California Berkeley)
APNS: A Nuclear Power Plant Cybersecurity Testbed for Education and Research
Trentin D. Payne (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Fan Zhang (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
K-Nearest Neighbor Approach to Determine Data Injection Attack on Radiation Sensor in IoT Based Security System
Adam L. Hooker (University of Texas at San Antonio), Miltos Alamaniotis (University of Texas at San Antonio)
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