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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
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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Latest News
Pacific Fusion predicts “1,000-fold leap” in performance, net facility gain by 2030
Inertial fusion energy (IFE) developer Pacific Fusion, based in Fremont, Calif., announced this morning that it is on target to achieve net facility gain—more fusion energy out than all energy stored in the system—with a demonstration system by 2030, and backs the claim with a technical paper published yesterday on arXiv: “Affordable, manageable, practical, and scalable (AMPS) high-yield and high-gain inertial fusion.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Banyan C
Session Chair:
Travis W. Knight
Alternate Chair:
Justin Watson
Session Organizer:
Lisa M. Marshall
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Stochastic Projections of U.S. Nuclear Power Industry to Identify Workforce Needs
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Saman Marandi (Univ. Maryland), Ziyue Liu (Univ. Maryland), Michelle T. Bensi (Univ. Maryland), Mohammad Modarres (Univ. Maryland)
Paper
Generation IV International Forum -- Knowledge Management and Knowledge Preservation: An Initiative from the Education and Training Working Group
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Patricia Paviet (PNNL)
Development of an Online Graduate Certificate for Nuclear Safeguards and Security
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Daniel LaBrier (Idaho State), Kathy Araújo (Boise State), Matthew Bernards (Univ. Idaho)
Leveraging Behavior Sciences in the Nuclear Industry to Improve Worker Performance
2:00–2:10PM PDT
Amanda Lee Chamberlain Cobb (South Texas Project), Scott Anthony Grones (South Texas Project)
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