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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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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Nuclear energy tax credits remain—for now—in latest federal budget
The U.S. House of Representatives pulled an all-nighter this week to narrowly pass (by a vote of 215–214) a revised budget plan Thursday morning and send it to the Senate for a reconciliation vote of its own.
Nuclear advocates have been monitoring the latest language regarding tax credits that have been in place since 2021 to help drive deployment. Earlier versions of the bill called for phasing out the nuclear credits.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Monday, November 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Noble
Session Chair:
Robby Joseph (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Emma Houston (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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A Modular Off-Gas Treatment System for Advanced Reactor Used Nuclear Fuel Treatment
3:15–3:35PM MST
Peter Henry (Orano Federal Services), Sven Bader (Orano Federal Services)
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Storage Options for Irradiated Advanced Reactor Fuel and High-Level Waste
3:35–3:55PM MST
Daniel Moneghan (EPRI), Henry Peter (Orano Federal Services), Sven Bader (Orano Federal Services), Carl Chagnon (Orano Federal Services), Andrew Sowder (EPRI)
Using Past Experience to Inform Management of Waste from Advanced Reactors and Advanced Fuels
3:55–4:15PM MST
Laura Price (Sandia)
A Framework to Assess Advanced Reactor Spent Fuel Management Facility Deployment
4:15–4:35PM MST
Milos I. Atz (ANL), Robert A. Joseph (INL)
Advanced Fuel Cycle Waste Management Benefits of Dissolving Used Nuclear Fuel in PUREX Solvent
4:35–4:55PM MST
Stuart T. Arm (PNNL)
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