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Decommissioning & Environmental Sciences
The mission of the Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences (DES) Division is to promote the development and use of those skills and technologies associated with the use of nuclear energy and the optimal management and stewardship of the environment, sustainable development, decommissioning, remediation, reutilization, and long-term surveillance and maintenance of nuclear-related installations, and sites. The target audience for this effort is the membership of the Division, the Society, and the public at large.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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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New edition of IAEA’s Climate Change and Nuclear Power available
The 2024 edition of Climate Change and Nuclear Power has been released by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The 99-page report focuses on the need for a significant increase in investment to achieve goals for expanding nuclear power.
The report: According to the IAEA, the report delves into the financing of nuclear projects as ambitious climate targets draw nearer. It also explores the imperative for financial frameworks to help nuclear energy become a cornerstone of global decarbonization efforts and highlights the challenges and best practices in financing nuclear projects.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Cabinet
Session Chair:
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni
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Status of New Models Hosted on the Virtual Test Bed (VTB) in 2023
10:00–10:20AM EST
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL), Emily Shemon (ANL), Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Samuel Walker (INL), Lise Charlot (INL), Mauricio Tano (INL), Jun Fang (ANL), April Novak (ANL), Zhiee Ooi (ANL), Nicholas Wozniak (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Ahmed Abdelhameed (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL)
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Release on the Virtual Test Bed of a Coupled SAM-Pronghorn Model of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment Using the Domain Overlapping Approach
10:20–10:40AM EST
Andres Nicolas Fierro Lopez (INL), Mauricio Tano (INL), Sebastian Schunert (INL), Mustafa Jaradat (INL), Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Samuel A. Walker (INL), Jun Fang (ANL)
Release of a High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR) Steady State Multiphysics Model to the Virtual Test Bed
10:40–11:00AM EST
Kylee Swanson (INL), Guillaume Giudicelli (INL)
Modeling a Gas-Cooled Microreactor Balance of Plant for the Virtual Test Bed
11:00–11:20AM EST
Sixte de Boisset (INL), Lise Charlot (INL), Thomas Freyman (TAMU), Joshua Hansel (INL)
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