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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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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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Savannah River Site empties more waste tanks
The Department of Energy announced that waste from two more tanks at its Savannah River Site has been removed ahead of schedule. The tanks—numbers 11 and 15—are the fourth and fifth waste containers in 12 months to meet the milestone of preliminary cease waste removal (PCWR) regulatory approval, 7 and 19 months ahead of schedule, respectively, according to the DOE.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Monday, November 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Acacia
Session Chair:
Andrew R. Griffith
Alternate Chair:
Cathy S. Dixon
Session Organizer:
Kim Dougherty
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Topical Analysis of Nuclear Experts' Perceptions of Publics, Nuclear Energy, and Sustainable Futures: A Publication Summary
3:15–3:35PM MST
Hannah K. Patenaude (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Emma Frances Bloomfield (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas)
Paper
Overview of the Development and Verification of the ntpThermo Code for the Design of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors
3:35–3:55PM MST
Matt Krecicki (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
A Plug-And-Play Iterative Estimation Framework to Simultaneously De-Curtain and Denoise FIB-Curtained Nuclear Fuel Microstructures
3:55–4:15PM MST
Alejandro Figueroa Bengoa (Purdue), Maria A. Okuniewski (Purdue)
Organic Glass Scintillator Bars with Dual-Ended Readout
4:15–4:35PM MST
Nathan Giha (Univ. Michigan), Sara A. Pozzi (Univ. Michigan)
Discovery of Spontaneous De-Interpenetration Through Charged Point-Point Repulsions
4:35–4:55PM MST
Sylvia Hanna (Northwestern Univ.), Omar K. Farha (Northwestern Univ.)
Identifying Potential Electron Transitions in a Ce(III)-Catecholate Metal-Organic Framework
4:55–5:15PM MST
Julia G. Knapp (Northwestern Univ.), Debmalya Ray (PNNL), Omar K. Farha (Northwestern Univ.)
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