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Division Spotlight
Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2022)
August 7–10, 2022
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
Standards Program
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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Carbon value: Lifetime extensions of nuclear reactors could save billions in climate mitigation costs
On the road to achieving net-zero by midcentury, low- or no-carbon energy sources that slash carbon dioxide emissions are critical weapons. Nevertheless, the role of nuclear energy—the single largest source of carbon-free electricity—remains uncertain.
Nuclear energy, which provides 20 percent of the electricity in the United States, has been a constant, reliable, carbon-free source for nearly 50 years. But our fleet of nuclear reactors is aging, with more than half of the 92 operating reactors across 29 states at or over 40 years old—the length of the original operating licenses issued to the power plants. While some reactors have been retired prematurely, there are two options for those that remain: retire them or renew their license.
May 27, 2022|12:15–12:45PM (1:15–1:45PM EDT)
Available to All Users
Nuclear energy is an exciting and evolving field that offers many career paths. ANS's Young Members Group continues the Spotlight on Nuclear Careers series with a casual chat with Sarah Camba Lynn, an engineering manager at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Glen Rose, TX. Following the chat, attendees are invited to participate in a question and answer session with Sarah.
Presenter
Sarah Camba Lynn, Manager, Balance of Plant & Diesel Systems Strategic Engineering Group, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
About Sarah Camba Lynn
Sarah is manager of the Balance of Plant & Diesel Systems Strategic Engineering Group at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Glen Rose, Texas, where she oversees a team that owns a total of 28 plant systems. She has been with Luminant since 2016.
In a prior role, she was a Nuclear Steam Supply System Engineer for five years at Comanche Peak and interned with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Sarah currently serves as Treasurer for the ANS Young Members Group Executive Committee and Executive Committee Member in the Operations & Power Division.
She earned a B. S. degree in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University, with a certificate in Engineering Project Management.
Moderator
Ishita Trivedi, ANS Young Members Group
