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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.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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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First astatine-labeled compound shipped in the U.S.
The Department of Energy’s National Isotope Development Center (NIDC) on March 31 announced the successful long-distance shipment in the United States of a biologically active compound labeled with the medical radioisotope astatine-211 (At-211). Because previous shipments have included only the “bare” isotope, the NIDC has described the development as “unleashing medical innovation.”
ICRS 14/RPSD 2022 speaker
Jeff recently retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory after a 42-year career dedicated to radiation transport methods development and applications primarily directed towards shielding design and national security missions. Jeff started his career in the Reactor Analysis Section of the Operations Division at ORNL in 1978 after receiving his BS degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK). He worked on his MS and PhD research as a UT Graduate Research Assistant at ORNL from 1978–1986, obtaining his ME in 1980, and PhD in 1987, both in Nuclear Engineering from UTK. He joined the Engineering Physics Division at ORNL as a research staff member in 1986. Over the course of his career at ORNL, Jeff functioned as a research and development staff member, a lead technical integrator, team leader, group leader, project/program manager, program developer/relationship manager, and retired as the Director of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) for the National Security Sciences Directorate.
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