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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
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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Latest News
Resurrecting Three Mile Island
When Exelon Generation shut down Three Mile Island Unit 1 in September 2019, managers were so certain that the reactor would never run again that as soon as they could, they had workers drain the oil out of both the main transformer and a spare to eliminate the chance of leaks. The company was unable to find a buyer because of the transformers’ unusual design. “We couldn’t give them away,” said Trevor Orth, the plant manager. So they scrapped them.
Now they will pay $100 million for a replacement.
The turnaround at the reactor—now called the Crane Clean Energy Center—highlights two points: how smart Congress was to step in with help to prevent premature closures with the zero-emission nuclear power production credit of 0.3 cents per kilowatt-hour (only two years too late), and how expensive it is turning out to be to change course.
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8:00–9:45AM EST
Merritt 2|Sponsored by RRSD
Session Chair: Anthony Abrahao|Alternate Chair: Mitch W. Pryor
Merritt 1|Sponsored by RRSD|Cosponsored by DESD
Session Chair: Matt Darois|Alternate Chair: Adam J. Carroll
10:00–11:45AM EST
Panel|Merritt 1|Sponsored by DESD
Session Chair: Nadia S. Glucksberg|Alternate Chair: Jay Peters
Panel|Merritt 2|Sponsored by RRSD
Session Chair: Anamary Daniel|Alternate Chair: Wendell Chun
1:00–2:45PM EST
Session Chair: Leah Parks|Alternate Chair: Miles van Noordennen
Session Chair: Young Soo Park|Alternate Chair: Fan Zhang
3:15–5:00PM EST
Session Chair: James J. Byrne|Alternate Chair: Dustin G. Miller
Session Chair: Y Z|Alternate Chair: Venugopal K. Varma
Session Chair: Gerard P. van Noordennen|Alternate Chair: Bruce A. Watson
Session Chair: Venugopal K. Varma|Alternate Chair: Syed Bahauddin Alam
Session Chair: Joseph E. Carignan|Alternate Chair: Lawrence E. Boing
Session Chair: Leonel E. Lagos|Alternate Chair: Anthony Abrahao
Session Chair: Lawrence E. Boing|Alternate Chair: Joseph E. Carignan
Session Chair: Wendell H. Chun|Alternate Chair: Y Z
Merritt 1|Sponsored by DESD
Session Chair: Dustin G. Miller
Session Chair: Fan Zhang|Alternate Chair: Young Soo Park
