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Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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Neutron Vision at Los Alamos: Exploring the Frontiers of Nuclear Materials Science
In materials science, understanding the unseen—how materials behave internally under real-world conditions—has always been key to developing new materials and accelerating innovative technologies to market. Moreover, the tools that allow us to see into this invisible world of materials have often been game-changers. Among these, neutron imaging stands out as a uniquely powerful method for investigating the internal structure and behavior of materials without having to alter or destroy the sample. By harnessing the unique properties of neutrons, researchers can uncover the hidden behavior of materials, providing insights essential for advancing nuclear materials and technologies.
Executive Session|Panel
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Crystal B
Session Chair:
Lauren Hughes (Deputy Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center)
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For decades, the United States has utilized a once through fuel cycle for its nuclear reactor fleet despite several US companies exploring spent nuclear fuel reprocessing, licensing reprocessing plant designs with the Atomic Energy Commission, and beginning construction of commercial facilities. Today, there is growing interest in reconsidering the future of the nuclear fuel cycle. What economic, regulatory, legal, and policy considerations should be considered? The expert panelists will discuss used nuclear fuel recycling, innovations in recycling technologies, the drivers associated with future advanced nuclear technology as well as existing, and assess the challenges and opportunities of recycling used nuclear fuel.
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