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Division Spotlight
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.
Meeting Spotlight
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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PNNL seeks high-energy neutrons from SpaceX launch of Polaris Dawn
When a SpaceX rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on September 10 (see video here), sending a crewed commercial mission into low Earth orbit, an experiment designed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was onboard. Several high-purity metal samples will orbit Earth and absorb cosmic radiation for five days—including that from the Van Allen radiation belt—to help the lab answer questions about the radiation environment for manned space missions, according to a news release from PNNL.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Tejaswini Vaidya (Univ. Idaho)
Alternate Chair:
Brendan Nation (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Experimental Investigation of Aerosol Release from Spent Nuclear Fuel Fractures
1:00–1:20PM MST
Yadukrishnan Sasikumar (ORNL), Rose A. Montgomery (ORNL), Tamara J. Keever (ORNL)
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The Hanford Lead Canister Collaboration
1:20–1:40PM MST
Nicholas Klymyshyn (PNNL), Gary Cannell (Fluor Corp.), Jonathan Tatman (EPRI)
Accelerated Corrosion Testing of Cold Spray Coatings on 304L in Chloride Environments
1:40–2:00PM MST
Erin Karasz (Sandia ), Timothy D. Montoya (Sandia), Jason M. Taylor (Sandia), Kenneth A. Ross (PNNL), Rebecca F. Schaller (Sandia )
Considerations in the Drying of Spent Nuclear Fuel for Extended Storage
2:00–2:20PM MST
Robert Sindelar (SRNL), Rebecca Smith (INL), Anna d'Entremont (SRNL), Christoph Rirschl (GNS Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service), Keith Waldrop (EPRI), Darrell Dunn (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Robert Einziger (Retired)
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