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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.
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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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NWTRB to hold public meeting on DOE waste management, consent-based siting
The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, an independent federal agency established by Congress to conduct ongoing technical and scientific evaluation of the Department of Energy’s efforts to manage and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, will hold virtual public meetings on Tuesday, March 1, and March 2, to review recent DOE activities.
R. Latta, J. Vollmer, M. J. Hackett, G. Povirk
Transactions | Volume 106 | Number 1 | June 2012 | Pages 1207-1208
Embedded Topical Meeting: Nuclear Fuel and Structural Materials for the Next Generation Nuclear Reactors (NFSM 2012) | Modeling - I: Thermomechanics and Transport
