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Decommissioning & Environmental Sciences
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.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
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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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
Gene L. Woodruff
University of Florida (First Place)University of Lowell (Second Place)Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Third Place)Oregon State University (Third Place)University of Washington (Honorable Mention)
Demetruis G. Jelatis
Kord S. Smith
John W. McKlveen
Idaho (Best Overall, Large)Trinity (Best Overall, Small)Richland (Exhibit, Membership, Public Information and Education)Virginia (Membership, Public Information and Education, Section Management)Central Pennsylvania (Membership, Public Information and Education)Eastern Carolinas (Membership, Meetings and Programs, Public Information and Education)Chicago (Meetings and Programs)Connecticut (Meetings and Programs, Public Information and Education, Section Management)Delaware Valley (Meetings and Programs)Oak Ridge (Public Information and Education)Northeastern New York (Section Management)
Richard J. Cashwell (University of Wisconsin)Harold W. Keiser (Pennsylvania Power & Light Company)
Yousry Youssef Azmy
Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor Approved MarchMaterials Testing Reactor Approved MarchNRX Reactor Approved MarchPeachbottom HTGR Approved MarchSPERT I-IV Approved MarchEnrico Fermi Unit 1 Atomic Power Plant Approved OctoberNRU Reactor Approved OctoberSolomon A. Berson Laboratory Approved OctoberRaleigh Research Reactor Approved OctoberSEFOR Approved OctoberS1W Prototype Approved OctoberShippingport Atomic Power Station Approved OctoberWest Milton Sphere Approved October
Donald J. Grove
Ernest G. Silver
Theodore Rockwell
Robert Avery
Glen J. SchoessowAlfred C. Tollison, Jr.James D. Vandergrift
GraduateUniversity of LowellBryon R. Frank, Barbara Y. Hubbard, Raheel J. Rae, Michael P. Rubin, Michael A. Trembly, Charles H. RobinsonUndergraduateNorth Carolina State UniversityScott Bowman, Todd Wilson, Bill Dogget, Bill Clark, Mark Pinkston, Pete MarsicoHonorable Mention - GraduateIowa State UniversityScott State, Craig Amundson, Mike WinterHonorable Mention - UndergraduateUniversity of Tennessee-KnoxvilleAmanda F. Renshaw, Riza C. Berkan, W.C. Jordan, Carlos March-Leuba, Daniele Ugolini, Roger L. Macklin
Long Sun Tong
RTNS-II Team; led by C.M. Logan, M.W. Guinan, and D.G. Doran
Pierre Y. Tanguy
William Cahil