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Division Spotlight
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.
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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Nuclear Science and Engineering
June 2025
Nuclear Technology
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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.
June 26–30, 2011
Seizing the Opportunity: Nuclear's Bright Future
Hollywood, Florida|The Westin Diplomat
Please Note: For your convenience, the Hotel Reservation Deadline has been extended until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 10, 2011. A limited amount of guest rooms are available at the discounted Group Rate of $229.00. Room will be reserved on a first-come-first served basis. After June 10, 2011, rooms may be available, but at a substantially higher rate. Pre-registration is closed; please register onsite.
General Chair:
Jim Ferland (Westinghouse Electric Company)
Assistant General Chair:
Karen Fischetti (Westinghouse Electric Company)
Program Chair:
Dr. Charlotta E. Sanders (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Assistant Technical Prog Chairs:
Xiaodong Sun (Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering, The Ohio State University)
W. David Pointer (Nuclear Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory)
