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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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No impact from Savannah River radioactive wasps
The news is abuzz with recent news stories about four radioactive wasp nests found at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The site has been undergoing cleanup operations since the 1990s related to the production of plutonium and tritium for defense purposes during the Cold War. Cleanup activities are expected to continue into the 2060s.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Bougainvillea
Session Chair:
Daniel Carleton
Alternate Chair:
Lisa M. Marshall
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Pitch your Gen IV Research Competition -- An Initiative from the Generation IV International Forum
1:00–1:20PM MST
Patricia Paviet (PNNL)
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Safeguards Educational Experience at Los Alamos National Laboratory (SEE LANL)
1:20–1:40PM MST
Athena Sagadevan (LANL), Margaret Root (LANL), Chloe McMath (LANL), Mara Watson (LANL)
Education, Training, and Public Outreach Utilization of the MIT Research Reactor Simulator
1:40–2:00PM MST
Sara Hauptman (MIT), Lin-wen Hu (MIT)
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