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Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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New edition of IAEA’s Climate Change and Nuclear Power available
The 2024 edition of Climate Change and Nuclear Power has been released by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The 99-page report focuses on the need for a significant increase in investment to achieve goals for expanding nuclear power.
The report: According to the IAEA, the report delves into the financing of nuclear projects as ambitious climate targets draw nearer. It also explores the imperative for financial frameworks to help nuclear energy become a cornerstone of global decarbonization efforts and highlights the challenges and best practices in financing nuclear projects.
TopFuel 2022 Light Water Reactor Fuel Performance Conference Plenary SPeaker
Senior Vice President
Fuel Business Unit
Framatome
Ala F. Alzaben was appointed Senior Vice President, Commercial & Customer Center for the Fuel Business Unit, Framatome, effective January 2017. He is responsible for the global commercial operations including sales, marketing, contracts, and services.
Alzaben’s career in the nuclear energy industry spans more than 30 years gaining extensive experience in nuclear fuel, business development and sales. He joined the company in 2003 as Business Development Manager in the Component Replacement & Repair Unit with focus on the growth of the BWR and CANDU product lines.
Alzaben went on to serve as the Sales and Marketing manager with responsibility for fuel fabrication sales and marketing in North America from 2004 through 2008. In October 2008, he was appointed to the position of North America Vice President for Mining & Front End Sales.
Prior to joining the company, Alzaben spent nine years with General Electric (GE) supporting its Fuel joint venture, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), where he served in a wide range of technical and commercial roles.
From 1990 to 1994, Alzaben worked for ABB/Combustion Engineering (C-E) as technical team leader responsible for ensuring the safety and performance of multiple U.S. nuclear plants.
Alzaben is a graduate of North Carolina State University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nuclear engineering. He holds an MBA from Averett University.
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