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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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2027 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
October 31–November 4, 2027
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC 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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Supreme Court rules against Texas in interim storage case
The Supreme Court voted 6–3 against Texas and a group of landowners today in a case involving the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s licensing of a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, reversing a decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to grant the state and landowners Fasken Land and Minerals (Fasken) standing to challenge the license.
Sidney W. Smith, James J. Byrne
Nuclear Technology | Volume 87 | Number 4 | December 1989 | Pages 772-777
Technical Paper | TMI-2: Decontamination and Waste Management / Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A27670
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As part of the effort to finalize the cleanup activities and enter the postdefueling phase, Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) has submitted a safety analysis report to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This report includes a review of the regulations of Code of Federal Regulations 10CFR50. This review resulted in the determination that very few of the requirements in 10CFR50 are applicable to TMI-2. Since a facility entering a nonoperating and defueled phase as part of the early decommissioning process (SAFSTOR) is very similar to the situation at TMI-2, new and clear regulatory guidance addressing this phase of the nuclear cycle would be beneficial to the nuclear industry as a whole.
