Navigating Nuclear with Bob Fine and Dr. Eric LoewenANS Nuclear CafeOctober 3, 2018, 8:01PM|Douglas HardtmayerOn Episode 12 of RadioNuclear, we discuss how fear-mongering stories about nuclear power plants in the path of a hurricane are irrelevant, the Oyster Creek Shutdown, and lastly, how nuclear power should be used geopolitically.Go to ArticleTags:aerospaceamerican nuclear societyannual meetingans local sectionsans publicationsans student sectionsans winter meeting and expoans young members groupauthorsbiology and medicinecareers in nuclearcenter for nuclear science & technology informationdoug hardtmayerdr. eric loeweneducationenergyengineeringenvironmental benefits of nuclearfusion science and technologyhardtmayerk-12mpr associatesnasanational engineers weeknational nuclear science weeknavigating nuclearnavigatingnuclear.comnuclearnuclear connectnuclear energynuclear literacy projectnuclear newsnuclear science and engineering journalnuclear technologynuclearconnectohio stateoyster creekphysicspodcastradiationradio nuclearradionuclearradwaste solutionsrobert c. finescience & engineering educationspace applicationsstem edstem educationstemedunited statesusa science & engineering festivalShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Surface storage of used nuclear fuel - safe, cost-effective, and flexibleANS Nuclear CafeSeptember 16, 2014, 1:30PM|Rod AdamsIn August 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved NUREG-2157, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel. That action was the end result of several years worth of detailed analysis of the known and uncertain impacts of storing used nuclear fuel on the earth's surface in licensed and monitored facilities.Go to ArticleTags:nuclear fuel cyclenuclear regulatory commissionradwaste solutionsspent fuelyucca mountainShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Spent fuel pool fire risk goes to zero a few months after reactor shutdownANS Nuclear CafeJune 10, 2014, 6:00AM|Rod AdamsIt's time to stop worrying about the risk of a spent fuel pool fire at decommissioned nuclear reactors. Even at operating reactors, there is good reason to put the risk quite low on any table that prioritizes items worth fretting over.Go to ArticleTags:radwaste solutionsspent fuelShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Low-Level Waste Management in Radwaste Solutions MagazineANS Nuclear CafeAugust 8, 2012, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeThe July/August issue of Radwaste Solutions is available in hard copy and electronically for subscribers (click "subscribers" link in left column). This issue features articles on low-level radioactive waste management, in addition to coverage of the technology and policy of high-level radioactive waste management.Go to ArticleTags:radwaste solutionsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
D&D in Radwaste SolutionsANS Nuclear CafeJune 4, 2012, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeThe May/June issue of Radwaste Solutions contains feature articles on nuclear decontamination and decommissioning. The issue is available in hard copy and electronically for American Nuclear Society members (must enter ANS user name and password in Member Center).Go to ArticleTags:radwaste solutionsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
The Blue Ribbon Commission’s final reportANS Nuclear CafeFebruary 6, 2012, 7:00AM|Jim HopfSoon after declaring that it would end the Yucca Mountain repository project, the Obama administration created the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future to reevaluate the nation's nuclear waste program and policies. The commission was asked to recommend improvements to the waste program and the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA), and to make general recommendations on the path forward. The commission was specifically instructed to not address the Yucca Mountain project, or any specific project or site. The commission's final report was released this month.Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societydepartment of energyeducationenvironmental benefits of nuclearknowledge transferlicensingnational laboratoriesnuclear fuel cyclenuclear regulatory commissionradwaste solutionsspent fuelyucca mountainShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Radwaste Solutions: Products, materials, servicesANS Nuclear CafeNovember 16, 2011, 7:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeThe November/December issue of Radwaste Solutions is available in hard copy and electronically for American Nuclear Society members (must enter ANS user name and password in Member Center).Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societyradiationradwaste solutionsspent fuelShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
"Waste Management" in Nuclear NewsANS Nuclear CafeNovember 15, 2011, 7:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeThe November issue of Nuclear News magazine, which contains a special section on waste management, is available in hard copy and electronically for American Nuclear Society members (must enter ANS user name and password in Member Center). The special section contains the following stories:Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societydepartment of energyearthquakeeducationfukushimaindiaknowledge transfernational laboratoriesnuclear newsradwaste solutionsspent fuelyucca mountainShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Do you have your Radwaste Solutions? ANS Nuclear CafeOctober 11, 2011, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeJust a reminder that the September/October issue of Radwaste Solutions is available in hard copy and electronically for American Nuclear Society members (must enter ANS user name and password in Member Center). The issue is devoted to environmental remediation, and contains the following feature articles:Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societydepartment of energyradwaste solutionsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook