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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.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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Discovering, Making, and Testing New Materials: SRNL’s Center For Hierarchical Waste Form Materials
Savannah River National Laboratory researchers are building on the laboratory’s legacy of using cutting-edge science to effectively immobilize nuclear waste in innovative ways. As part of the Center for Hierarchical Waste Form Materials, SRNL is leveraging its depth of experience in radiological waste management to explore new frontiers in the industry.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Room 15 (ONLY avail. M 1:00, W 8:00)
Session Chair:
Michael S. Smith
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jared A. Johnson
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MOOSE-Based Application for Performance Assessment of Nuclear Waste Geologic Disposal
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Ahmed G. Almetwally (University of Texas at Austin), Mary F. Wheeler (University of Texas at Austin), Rodrigo de Oliveira (Idaho National Laboratory)
Paper
Solidification of Zeolite with Ferro Frit 3195 for Disposal Suitability and Characterization
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Sia Hwang (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Ja Y. Yoon (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Jae H. Lee (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Hee R. Kim (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Benefits of Adapting Micro-reactors to a Continuous Recycle Fuel Cycle
8:40–9:00AM CDT
Venkata S. Vallabhaneni (University of Tennesee Knoxville), Donald Doyle (University of Tennesee Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Jason Trelewicz (Stony Brook University)
Python-based Reload Optimization Framework for SIMULATE-3 with Mlrose
9:00–9:20AM CDT
James W. Carnal (University of Tennessee - knoxville), Noah Marks (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Ivan Maldonado (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Theoretical Insight Into Non-Ideal Dialkyl Phosphorus Acid Solvent Extraction Behavior
9:20–9:40AM CDT
Thomas Mallos (Colorado School of Mines), Vyacheslav S. Bryantsev (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Mark P. Jensen (Colorado School of Mines)
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