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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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ARPA-E announces $40 million to develop transmutation technologies for UNF
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced $40 million in funding to develop cutting-edge technologies to enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel into less-radioactive substances. According to ARPA-E, the new initiative addresses one of the agency’s core goals as outlined by Congress: to provide transformative solutions to improve the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|El Capitan A
Session Chairs:
Leah Berman (LANL)
Dallas Moser (Y-12)
Session Organizer:
Kevin H. Reynolds
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Domestic and International Standards for Nuclear Criticality Safety -- Overview and Status
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
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Y-12 Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Health Model: Development, Use and Benefits
Paul F. Gubanc (Amentum Technical Services), Michael J. Crouse (Consolidated Nuclear Security)
Triennial Assessments Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory
James J. Kuropatwinski (LANL), Hannah Morbach (LANL)
Presented by Theresa Cutler (LANL)
Detection of a Slow Kinetic Criticality Accident by the Radiation Protection Monitoring System
Olivier Ravat (Orano Melox)
The CAAS-3S Next-Generation Criticality Accident Alarm System
S. Philips (Mirion Technologies), J. Kirkpatrick (Mirion Technologies), J. Lagana (Mirion Technologies), M. Detriche (Mirion Technologies), A. Gallozzi Ulmann (Mirion Technologies), N. Houfflain (Mirion Technologies)
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