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Division Spotlight
Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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Nuclear Science and Engineering
January 2025
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
William E. Kastenberg
James Paul Holloway
Gerald Woodcock
Small Local SectionsColorado (Best Membership, Best Meetings and Programs)Chicago (Best Public Information and Education)Virginia (Best Section Management)Large Local SectionsSavannah River (Best Meetings and Programs)East Washington (Best Public Information and Education)Colorado (Best Overall)
Yuichi Hayashi
Jonathan R.D. Earnhart
Gary H. Rinehart
Michigan Memorial Phoenix ProjectAnn ArborMI Approved SeptemberUniversity of Florida Training Reactor (UFTR)GainesvilleFL Approved September
Kathryn A. McCarthy
Michael Williams
East Carolinas Local SectionWilliam D. Magwood IVNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyRonald PackardEmmy L.A. RoosMary Gerry White
Lane A. Bray
Mario Carelli
Daniel G. Cacuci
Senator Pete V. Domenici
Barth DoroshukJohn RycynaMarvin BowmanDonis Shaw
William C. Hopkins
GraduateUniversity of TennesseeB.J. Marshall, Aleksey UrmanovUndergraduateNorth Carolina State UniversityStacy ParkerUniversity of TennesseeClint Chedester, Jason Hasis, Ben Smith, Jeff TaysPurdue UniversityMichael A. Csernak, Michael A. Jones, Joseph R. Fernandez, Tomasz Kozlowski
Bal Raj Segal
David Petti
Annick Carnino
H.B. Robinson Nuclear Generating StationCarolina Power & Light CompanySequoyah Nuclear PlantTennessee Valley Authority
James P. O'Hanlon Dominion Energy
Michael M.R. Williams
Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
