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The mission of the Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences (DES) Division is to promote the development and use of those skills and technologies associated with the use of nuclear energy and the optimal management and stewardship of the environment, sustainable development, decommissioning, remediation, reutilization, and long-term surveillance and maintenance of nuclear-related installations, and sites. The target audience for this effort is the membership of the Division, the Society, and the public at large.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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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Securing the advanced reactor fleet
Physical protection accounts for a significant portion of a nuclear power plant’s operational costs. As the U.S. moves toward smaller and safer advanced reactors, similar protection strategies could prove cost prohibitive. For tomorrow’s small modular reactors and microreactors, security costs must remain appropriate to the size of the reactor for economical operation.
2023
Jean-Francois Lucchini
2022
Douglas G. Bowen
2021
Stanley H. Levinson
2020
George FlanaganN. Prasad Kadambi
2019
James FlorenceIan B. Wall
2018
Dr. Robert D. Busch
2017
Dr. Abraham Weitzberg
2016
Andrew O. Smetana
2015
Jerry E. HicksDonald J. Wakefield
2014
Steven L. Stamm
2013
Carl A. Mazzola
2012
Patricia A. SchroederElizabeth Briggs Johnson (posthumously)
2010
Allen CampThomas McLaughlin
2009
Calvin M. Hopper
2008
Donald J. Spellman
2007
William L. Whittemore posthumously
2006
Robert J. Budnitz
2005
James F. Mallay
2004
Charles H. Moseley
2003
Wade J. Richards
2002
Francis M. Alcorn
2001
Michael J. Wright
2000
William C. Hopkins
1999
Dimitrios Cokinos
1998
Marilyn D. Weber
1997
David R. Smith
1996
Tawfik M. Raby
1995
Hugh K. Clark
1994
George L. Wessman
1993
Joseph T. Thomas
1992
J. Ed Smith posthumously
1991
David K. Trubey
1990
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Walter H. D'Ardenne
1988
A. Dixon CallihanRalph G. ChalkerMiles C. Leverett