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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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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|Sponsored by Decommissioning & Environmental
Saturday, April 16, 2022|3:00–4:30PM CDT|Honors Room
Sponsored by ANS Decommissioning & Environmental Sciences Division
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Geological Considerations for the USNC-UIUC Microreactor Project
Ethan H. Nicolls (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Gable Edwards (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Volumetric Reduction of Uranium Mine Waste with Chemical Washing
Gavin Davis (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Brad Bozzetti (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Angelo Minetti (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Heat Signature Computational Simulation Results for Safeguarded Spent Nuclear Fuel
Alvaro Pizarro (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Michael D. Kaminski (ANL), Jeffrey Fortner (ORNL)
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