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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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3D Printing Possibilities: Additive Manufacturing Impact Limiters for Transportation Casks
With the significant advances in additive manufacturing (AM), otherwise known as 3D printing, Orano Federal Services and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte recently re-examined the capabilities to print impact limiters for transportation casks used to ship spent nuclear fuel. Impact limiters protect transportation casks (sometimes also referred to as transportation overpacks) and their contents during an accident. Impact limiter designs must withstand testing based on a certain significance level of hypothetical accidents, including drops, crushing, fires, and immersion in water.
Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division Two-part Series
October 21, 2021|12:00–1:30PM (1:00–2:30PM EDT)
Available to All Users
Part I of the ANS Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division's two-part series on the nuclear fuel cycle, "Beyond Reactors: Understanding The Nuclear Fuel Cycle" featured an expert panel that provided a step-by-step overview of the fuel cycle from beginning to end. Part II will dive deeper into the people behind the scenes on Thursday, October 28, 1:00 - 2:30 pm EDT, with “The Faces of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle & Waste Management.” Register for Part II separately.
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