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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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College students help develop waste-measuring device at Hanford
A partnership between Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) and Washington State University has resulted in the development of a device to measure radioactive and chemical tank waste at the Hanford Site. WRPS is the contractor at Hanford for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Nuclear Criticality Safety
Saturday, April 16, 2022|9:45–11:15AM CDT|Loyalty Room
Sponsored by ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division
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Preliminary Design: Critical Experiments on Comet for Iron and Chromium
Alexander S. Hauck (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Cassandra Clute (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Alexander Fung (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Max Rose (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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Using MCNP to Reanalyze the Cause of the Woods River Junction Criticality Accident
Jayelen Knowles (US Naval Academy), Matthew D. Schell (U.S. Navy)
The Control Rod Drive Mechanism for the United States Military Academy’s Subcritical Assembly
Thomas Lubnau (United States Military Academy West Point), Joseph Maddock (United States Military Academy West Point), Luke Sanders (United States Military Academy West Point)
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