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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX) target="_blank"
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
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|3:15–4:20PM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Lauren Richmond (PNNL)
Alternate Chair:
Daniel Bullen (DNFSB)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Handbook of Neutron Absorber Materials for Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Transportation Applications
3:15–3:35PM MST
Amanda Jenks (Dominion Engineering), Hatice Akkurt (EPRI)
Paper
UNF-ST&DARDS: Update of the Unified Spent Nuclear Fuel Database
3:35–3:55PM MST
Peter Stefanovic (ORNL), Paul Miller (PNNL), Kaushik Banerjee (PNNL)
Droplet Evaporation for Particle Deposition Models for Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Systems
3:55–4:15PM MST
Sarah R. Suffield (PNNL), Philip Jensen (PNNL), William Perkins (PNNL), Brady Hanson (PNNL), Steven Ross (PNNL)
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