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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
Meeting Spotlight
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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NWMO chooses vendors for Canadian repository
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected five companies it is to work with to design and plan the organization’s proposed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. As the owner of the project, the NWMO will be working with WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada, and Kinectrics.
Decommissioning Environmental Sciences and Remote Technology 2024
Technical Session|Sponsored by RRSD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Merritt 2
Session Chair:
Venugopal K. Varma
Alternate Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Session Organizer:
Young Soo Park
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Human-Embodied Aerial Manipulation for Nuclear Materials Handling
8:00–8:20AM EST
Dongbin Kim (Univ. Hartford)
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Radiation Simulation and Visualization in Nuclear Power Plant Digital Twins
8:20–8:40AM EST
Youndo Do (Georgia Tech), Kai Tan (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
Development of Virtual Training Simulator for Reactor Pressure Vessel Decommissioning
8:40–9:00AM EST
Dong Seok Song (Novatek), S Ra El Lee (Novatek), Sung Uk Lee (KAERI)
Case Study: Hot Field Deployment of Robotic Arm for Nuclear Waste Disposal
9:00–9:20AM EST
Peter W. Griffin (Washington River Protection Solutions), William R. Morfin (Washington River Protection Solutions)
Presented by Douglas Reid (Washington River Protection Solutions)
Salt Creep Closure Automate Inspection System for Waste Isolation Pillot Plant Using Lidar and Mobile Platforms
9:20–9:25AM EST
Sebastian Vargas (Florida Int'l Univ.), Benjamin Vargas (Florida Int'l Univ.), Katrina Baldwin (Florida Int'l Univ.), Daniel Estrada (Florida Int'l Univ.), Anthony Abrahao (Florida Int'l Univ.), Leonel Lagos (Florida Int'l Univ.)
Collaborative Robotics in Nuclear Research and Design
9:25–9:30AM EST
Logan Sheppard (BWXT Advanced Technologies)
Framework for Human-Robot Collaboration Using Digital Twins
9:30–9:35AM EST
Youndo Do (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
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