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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.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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Tank waste operations resume at Idaho’s IWTU
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced yesterday that waste processing operations have resumed at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the Idaho National Laboratory Site. The resumption of operations follows the completion of two maintenance campaigns at the radioactive liquid waste treatment facility.
Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021
Technical Session
Thursday, December 2, 2021|8:00–9:45AM EST |Georgetown West
Session Chair:
Miles van Noordennen
Alternate Chair:
Nadia S. Glucksberg
Session Organizer:
Student Assistant:
Broderick Sieh
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Politics and Isotopes: 10 Years After Fukushima and the Politics of Tritium
8:05–8:25AM EST
Paul T. Dickman (ANL)
Paper
Transition from Nuclear Operations to Decommissioning Safety Culture
8:25–8:45AM EST
Lynne S. Goodman (Marathon Consulting Group), Philip Chase (Marathon Consulting Group)
Development of an Integrated Decommissioning Cost Estimate Method
8:45–9:05AM EST
Gerald E. Williams (Enercon Services), Charles Beatty (Enercon Services), Michael Snyder (Enercon Services)
Ultrasonic Cleaning of Pipes and Tools
9:05–9:25AM EST
Jeremy Buck (Kinectrics)
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