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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.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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Deep Isolation validates its disposal canister for TRISO spent fuel
Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation announced it has successfully completed Project PUCK, a government-funded initiative to demonstrate the feasibility and potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System (UCS) to manage TRISO spent nuclear fuel.
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2023)
Petro Kotin was born on 13 April 1961 in Vladimir.
Petro Kotin graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute with a degree in "Nuclear Power Plants and Installations".
After graduation in 1985 he was accepted to the position of reactor hall operator at Zaporizhzhia NPP. Petro Kotin has passed all stages of operational management, worked in the field of international activities.
At the headquarters of SE "NNEGC "Energoatom" Petro Kotin headed the production unit, participated in international projects, was repeatedly invited as an expert to WANO and IAEA missions.
By the order of the President of the SE "NNEGC "Energoatom" dated August 27, 2019 Petro Kotin was appointed General Manager of SE "Zaporizhzhia NPP".
Since April 2, 2020, to May 31, 2022, he was Acting President of SE NNEGC “Energoatom”.
In accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of UkraineNo. 430-r dated May 31, 2022, Petro Kotin was appointed the President ofSE NNEGC "Energoatom".
He was awarded with the award pins "Honorary Worker of Nuclear Energy", "Excellence in Nuclear Energy" and honors "For a significant contribution to the development of nuclear energy in Ukraine".
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