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Division Spotlight
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.
Meeting Spotlight
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025)
May 4–8, 2025
Huntsville, AL|Huntsville Marriott and the Space & Rocket Center
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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U.S. nuclear capacity factors: Stability and energy dominance
Nuclear generation has inertia. Massive spinning turbines keep electricity flowing during grid disturbances. But nuclear generation also has a kind of inertia that isn’t governed by the laws of motion.
Starting—and then finishing—a power reactor construction project requires significant upfront effort and money, but once built a reactor can run for decades. Capacity factors of U.S. reactors have remained near 90 percent since the turn of the century, but it took more than a decade of improvements to reach that steady state. The payoff for nuclear investments is long-term and reliable.
August 5–8, 2012
Nuclear - Still the One! The Right Business - The Right Results - The Right Way Forward
Hollywood, FL|Westin Diplomat
Pre-registration is closed; please register onsite. The 2012 Utility Working Conference will be held at The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa, located at 3555 South Ocean Drive, Hollywood, Florida, 33019. The special room rate for the meeting is $149.00 per night (single/double). To take advantage of this reduced rate, reservations must be made by July 12, 2012 - 5:00 PM (EST). Reservations can be made on their website at: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/ans2012 To register by phone for a guest room: 888-627-9057. Attendees must identify themselves as part of the American Nuclear Society to receive the Group rate.
General Chair:
Mike Skaggs (Sr. Vice President, Nuclear Construction, Tennessee Valley Authority)
Program Chair:
Ludwig E. Thibault (GM, Performance Improvement, Tennessee Valley Authority)
