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Division Spotlight
Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
Meeting Spotlight
2022 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
November 13–17, 2022
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort
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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Latest News
DOE incentivizes interim storage with $16 million funding opportunity
The Department of Energy has announced that it will make $16 million in funding available to communities interested in learning more about “consent-based siting, management of spent nuclear fuel, and interim storage facility siting considerations.” The funding opportunity follows the DOE’s recent update to its consent-based process for siting an interim storage facility for SNF.
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1:00–2:45PM MST
Session Chair: Brady D. Hanson|Alternate Chair: Sylvia J. Saltzstein
Session Chair: Emily R. Stein|Alternate Chair: Sylvia J. Saltzstein
3:15–5:00PM MST
10:00–11:45AM MST
Session Chair: Mark J. Rigali|Alternate Chair: Timothy C. Gunter
3:15–4:20PM MST
8:00–9:45AM MST
Session Chair: Geoff A. Freeze|Alternate Chair: Sylvia J. Saltzstein
