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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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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Jasmine A
Session Chair:
Jenifer Shafer
Alternate Chair:
Morris E. Hassler
Session Organizer:
Christina Leggett
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Computational Modeling of Induction Heating of Stainless Steel Surrogates for Uranium Metal-Based Fuel Rods for Development of a Zone Refining Process
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Hayden Hansen (Univ. Utah), Jon Dromey (Univ. Utah), Ethan Rose (Univ. Utah), Tae-Sic Yoo (INL), Michael Simpson (Univ. Utah)
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A Reprocessing Facility Optimization Tool for Fuel Life-Cycle Management and Advanced Reactor Fuel Supply
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Kevin Kelly (EPRI), Dan Moneghan (EPRI)
Towards Scale-Up of Group Actinide Co-Crystallizations and Investigating Tc-99 Behavior
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Jeffrey D. Einkauf (ORNL), Jennifer M. Pyles (Univ. Alabama, Birmingham), Luke Sadergaski (ORNL), Laetitia Delmau (ORNL), Bruce A. Moyer (ORNL), Jonathan D. Burns (Univ. Alabama, Birmingham)
Dissolution of ZrCl₄ in Eutectic LiCl-KCl for Chlorination of Metal Oxides
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Courtney Eckley (Univ. Utah), Michael F. Simpson (Univ. Utah)
Investigation of Selective Galvanic Reduction of MgCl2 from LiCl-KCl Eutectic Salt
2:20–2:40PM PDT
Forest M. Felling (Univ. Utah), Michael Simpson (Univ. Utah)
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