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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Glass strategy: Hanford’s enhanced waste glass program
The mission of the Department of Energy’s Office of River Protection (ORP) is to complete the safe cleanup of waste resulting from decades of nuclear weapons development. One of the most technologically challenging responsibilities is the safe disposition of approximately 56 million gallons of radioactive waste historically stored in 177 tanks at the Hanford Site in Washington state.
ORP has a clear incentive to reduce the overall mission duration and cost. One pathway is to develop and deploy innovative technical solutions that can advance baseline flow sheets toward higher efficiency operations while reducing identified risks without compromising safety. Vitrification is the baseline process that will convert both high-level and low-level radioactive waste at Hanford into a stable glass waste form for long-term storage and disposal.
Although vitrification is a mature technology, there are key areas where technology can further reduce operational risks, advance baseline processes to maximize waste throughput, and provide the underpinning to enhance operational flexibility; all steps in reducing mission duration and cost.
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10:30AM–12:00PM EDT
Panel|Banyan 3|Sponsored by Supply Chain Challenges & Opportunities
Panel|Calusa 11/12|Sponsored by Cost Reduction Opportunities
Session Chair: Frank Nelms
Panel|Banyan 1|Sponsored by Innovation Roles for Nuclear
Session Chairs: Tim Crook, Bill Rosko
Panel|Calusa 8|Sponsored by Workforce Development
Session Chairs: Ray Hruby, Brian Greene, Bruce Hennigan
Panel|Banyan 2|Sponsored by Plant Reliability
Session Chair: Pete Arthur
Panel|Calusa 9|Sponsored by Nuclear HR and Working Group Community Practices
Session Chairs: Juan Panduro, Michelle Gilchrist
Panel|Calusa 10|Sponsored by Nuclear HR and Working Group Community Practices
1:30–3:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Bruce Morgen
Session Chairs: Jason Remer, Frank Nelms, Mikayla Florez
Session Chair: Pareez Golub
3:30–5:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Jason Remer
Session Chairs: Mikayla Florez, Michael Frankle
Session Chairs: Bruce Hennigan, Ray Hruby, Brian Greene
Session Chairs: Maria Hernandez, Tim Schlimpert
Session Chairs: Ray Herb, Pareez Golub
Session Chairs: Bruce Hennigan, Brian Greene, Ray Hruby
Session Chair: Mark Campagna
Session Chairs: Jason Remer, Bill Rosko
Session Chairs: Dan Churchman, Brian Greene, Ray Hruby, Bruce Hennigan
Session Chairs: Colton Smith, Wale Adeyinka
Session Chairs: Mark Campagna, Tim Crook
Session Chairs: Brian Greene, Ray Hruby, Bruce Hennigan