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Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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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|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue)
Alternate Chair:
Brady D. Hanson
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Maximum Heat Load Configuration for NUHOMS® DSCs
10:00–10:20AM MST
Venkata Venigalla (Orano TN), Hui Liu (Orano TN)
Paper
Corrosion Resistant Coatings for Application on Spent Nuclear Fuel Canisters
10:20–10:40AM MST
B. Nation (Sandia), A. Knight (Sandia), R. Schaller (Sandia), C. Bryan (Sandia)
Thermal Modeling of Hanford Lead Canister's Heated Canister Test
10:40–11:00AM MST
Sarah R. Suffield (PNNL), Christopher L. Grant (PNNL), Nicholas A. Klymyshyn (PNNL)
Decay Heat Measurements and Analysis for BWR Fuel with Shorter Cooling Time
11:00–11:20AM MST
Henrik Liljenfeldt (Noemi Analytics), Hatice Akkurt (EPRI), Robert Hall (EPRI), Fredrik Johansson (Swedish Nuclear Fuel & Waste Management Co.), Jesper Kierkegaard (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)
Pretest Analysis of Spent Nuclear Fuel in a Seismic Shake Table Test
11:20–11:40AM MST
Nicholas Klymyshyn (PNNL), Kevin Kadooka (PNNL), Taylor Mason (PNNL), Casey Spitz (PNNL), Pavlo Ivanusa (PNNL), James Fitzpatrick (PNNL)
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