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Improving task performance, system reliability, system and personnel safety, efficiency, and effectiveness are the division's main objectives. Its major areas of interest include task design, procedures, training, instrument and control layout and placement, stress control, anthropometrics, psychological input, and motivation.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Deep Isolation validates its disposal canister for TRISO spent fuel
Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation announced it has successfully completed Project PUCK, a government-funded initiative to demonstrate the feasibility and potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System (UCS) to manage TRISO spent nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Kaibab
Session Chair:
Yi Xie
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Neutronics Analysis of Silicon Carbide Composite Sandwich Cladding Design in APR-1400
8:00–8:20AM MST
Maithah M. Alaleeli (Khalifa Univ.), Mohammad Alrwashdeh (Khalifa Univ.)
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Review Activities of Accident Tolerant Fuel in United Arab Emirates
8:20–8:40AM MST
Mohammad Alrwashdeh (Khalifa Univ.), Mohamed Ali (Khalifa Univ.), Maithah M. Alaleeli (Khalifa Univ.), Nouf T. Alhattawi (Khalifa Univ.)
Pilot-Plant for Production of TRISO Fuel Kernels
8:40–9:00AM MST
Barry Spencer (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Jonah Pechenik (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Cara McAvoy (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
Presented by Kurt Terrani (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
Design, Fabrication, and Operation of Pilot-Scale Chemical Vapor Deposition Equipment
9:00–9:20AM MST
Stephanie H. Bruffey (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Brian C. Jolly (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
Manufacturing of TRISO and FCM® Nuclear Fuel and Core Materials for Ultra Safe Nuclear and Other Advanced Reactors
9:20–9:40AM MST
Kurt Terrani (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Barry Spencer (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Michael Trammell (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Brian Jolly (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Charles Lewinsohn (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Mitchell Meyer (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
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