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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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2027 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
October 31–November 4, 2027
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
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Disney World should have gone nuclear
There is extra significance to the American Nuclear Society holding its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, this past week. That’s because in 1967, the state of Florida passed a law allowing Disney World to build a nuclear power plant.
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10:30AM–12:30PM EDT
Panel|Orchid
Session Chair: Anthony M. Calomino|Alternate Chair: Jonathan Cirtain
Vanda
Session Chair: Tabitha Dodson|Alternate Chair: Barry Miller
Calypso
Session Chair: Scott Wilson|Alternate Chair: Emily Jane Watkinson
1:30–3:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Harold Gerrish|Alternate Chair: Katey E. Lenox
Session Chair: Jeff George
Session Chair: Dayna Ise|Alternate Chair: Kelsa B. Palomares
4:00–6:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Donald Helton|Alternate Chair: Susannah Howieson
Session Chair: Scott Wilson|Alternate Chair: Lucas Rich
Session Chair: Todd Tofil|Alternate Chair: Sebastian Corbisiero
Session Chair: Susannah Howieson|Alternate Chair: Donald Helton
Session Chairs: Michelle Rucker, Laura Burke|Alternate Chair: Michael Chappell
Session Chair: Patrick McClure|Alternate Chair: Susan S. Voss
Session Chair: John Scott|Alternate Chair: Leonard Dudzinski
Session Chair: Ron Litchford|Alternate Chair: John Scott
Session Chair: Susan Voss|Alternate Chair: Patrick McClure
Session Chair: Leonard A. Dudzinski|Alternate Chair: Steven R. Oleson
Session Chair: Lucas Rich|Alternate Chair: Scott Wilson
Session Chair: Michael B. Smith|Alternate Chair: Lee S. Mason
Session Chair: Emily Jane Watkinson|Alternate Chair: Scott Wilson
Session Chair: Katey E. Lenox|Alternate Chair: Harold Gerrish
Session Chair: Lee S. Mason|Alternate Chairs: Michael B. Smith, Mike Houts
Orchid
Session Chair: Sebastian Corbisiero|Alternate Chair: Todd Tofil
Session Chair: Austen D. Fradeneck|Alternate Chair: Michael B. Smith
Session Chair: Michael LaPointe|Alternate Chair: Ronald Turner
Session Chair: Kelsa B. Palomares|Alternate Chair: Dayna Ise
10:00AM–12:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Wes Fuhrman|Alternate Chair: Paul Ostdiek
Session Chair: Jean-Pierre Fleurial|Alternate Chairs: Bill Otting, Leo Gard, Chad Barklay