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Division Spotlight
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
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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Proof of concept: The Molten Salt Reactor Experiment in Nuclear News
By late 1960, when the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission authorized plans to build a Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the lab already had about 13 years of experimentation with molten salt reactors under its longest-serving lab director, Alvin Weinberg. The MSRE operated from 1965 to 1969, proving that molten salt reactors could operate reliably, and with alternatives to uranium-235 too.
May 25–29, 2024
7th International Conference on Nuclear and Renewable Energy Resources (NURER2024)
Ankara, Turkey
August 25–28, 2024
14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, Operation and Safety (NUTHOS-14)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
October 6–10, 2024
GLOBAL 2024
Tokyo, Japan
October 20–24, 2024
Joint International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications + Monte Carlo (SNA + MC) 2024
Paris, France
December 3–6, 2024
International Symposium on Future I&C for Nuclear Power Plants (ISOFIC) 2024
Jeju, Republic of Korea|Booyoung Resort
August 31–September 5, 2025
21st International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (Nureth-21)
Busan, Republic of Korea