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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX) target="_blank"
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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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|8:00–9:45AM MST|Lantana
Session Chair:
Haruko Wainwright (MIT)
Alternate Chair:
Rosie Leone (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Emily R. Stein
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Geologic Disposal Safety Assessment (GDSA) Biosphere Model Development
8:00–8:20AM MST
Caitlin Condon (PNNL), Saikat Ghosh (PNNL), Bruce Napier (PNNL), Glenn Hammond (PNNL), Harish Gadey (PNNL)
Paper
Draft Recommendations for New Generic Repository Environmental Standards for the United States
8:20–8:40AM MST
Peter Swift (Consulting Scientist), Michael Apted (INTERA), Lake Barrett (Lake Barrett Consulting), John Kessler (J Kessler and Assoc.), Steven Nesbit (LMNT Consulting)
International Perspectives on Safety Regulations for Geological Disposal of High-Level Waste
8:40–9:00AM MST
Michael Apted (INTERA), Lake Barrett (Lake Barrett Consulting), John Kessler (J Kessler and Assoc.), Steven Nesbit (LMNT Consulting), Peter Swift (Consultant)
Characteristics of Future Human Society Assumed in Geologic Repository Standards
9:00–9:20AM MST
Steven P. Nesbit (LMNT Consulting), Michael Apted (INTERA), Lake Barrett (Lake Barrett Consulting), John Kessler (J Kessler and Assoc.), Peter Swift (Consulting Scientist)
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