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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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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WIPP’s SSCVS: A breath of fresh air
This spring, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced that it had achieved a major milestone by completing commissioning of the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS) facility—a new, state-of-the-art, large-scale ventilation system at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the DOE’s geologic repository for defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in New Mexico.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Thursday, November 17, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Kaibab
Session Chair:
Tito Bonano (NAC Int.)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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A Social Science Research Plan for the Initial Phases of Consent-Based Siting
10:00–10:20AM MST
Sharlissa Moore (PNNL), Geoff Whittle-Walls (PNNL), Ellen Kennedy (PNNL), Ennea Fairchild-Grant (PNNL)
Paper
Overview of System Integration Analysis Activities for Integrated Waste Management
10:20–10:40AM MST
R.A. Joseph III (INL), G.M. Petersen (INL), K. Banerjee (PNNL), B. Craig (ANL)
Current Progress on the Development of the Integrated Waste Management Consent Based Siting Process in the U.S.
10:40–11:00AM MST
J. Uribe (U. S. Dept. of Energy), N. Saraeva (PNNL), R. Kreuzer (PNNL), K. Petry (U.S. Dept. of Energy), E. Bickford (U.S. Dept. of Energy), A. Trunzo (U.S. Dept. of Energy), R. Howard (PNNL)
Consent-Based Siting of Spent Fuel Facilities: Evidence From Nationwide US Surveys
11:00–11:20AM MST
Kuhika Gupta (Univ. Oklahoma), Ross Buchanan (Univ. Oklahoma), Hank Jenkins-Smith (Univ. Oklahoma)
Influence of Mineral Alteration Intensity of Hiltaba Granite and its Vertical Distribution on Physicochemical Containment for Borehole Disposal of Intermediate Level Waste in Australia
11:20–11:40AM MST
Lionel Esteban (CSIRO), David N. Dewhurst (CSIRO), Seyi Philemon Akanji (CSIRO), Joel Sarout (CSIRO), Matthew Josh (CSIRO), Cornelia Wilske (CSIRO), Punjehl Crane (CSIRO), Ausama Giwelli (CSIRO), Dirk Mallants (CSIRO)
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