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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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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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Norway’s Halden reactor takes first step toward decommissioning
The government of Norway has granted the transfer of the Halden research reactor from the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) to the state agency Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND). The 25-MWt Halden boiling water reactor operated from 1958 to 2018 and was used in the research of nuclear fuel, reactor internals, plant procedures and monitoring, and human factors.
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Gold Ballroom|Session Chair: Alex Landa
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|10:00–10:30AM EDT
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|11:00AM–12:30PM EDT
Gold Ballroom|Session Chair: Eric D. Bauer
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|3:00–3:50PM EDT
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|4:20–5:40PM EDT
Colonial Ballroom|Session Chair: Xavier Gaona
Monday, September 9, 2024|10:10–10:30AM EDT
Monday, September 9, 2024|11:00AM–12:30PM EDT
Colonial Ballroom|Session Chair: Rachael Fara
Monday, September 9, 2024|3:00–3:50PM EDT
Monday, September 9, 2024|4:20–5:40PM EDT
Colonial Ballroom|Session Chair: Tsuyoshi Kohlgruber
Colonial Ballroom|Session Chair: Marisa J. Monreal
Colonial Ballroom|Session Chair: Dawn Montgomery
Tuesday, September 10, 2024|11:00AM–12:30PM EDT
Colonial Ballroom|Session Chair: Nina Huittinen
Tuesday, September 10, 2024|2:00–3:00PM EDT
Tuesday, September 10, 2024|3:00–3:40PM EDT
Gold Ballroom|Session Chair: Benoit Oudot
Thursday, September 12, 2024|10:00–10:30AM EDT
Thursday, September 12, 2024|11:00AM–12:30PM EDT
Gold Ballroom|Session Chair: Tien Roehling
Thursday, September 12, 2024|3:00–3:50PM EDT
Thursday, September 12, 2024|4:20–5:40PM EDT
Gold Ballroom|Session Chair: Harris Eldridge
Gold Ballroom|Session Chair: Krzysztof Gofryk
Carolina Ballroom|Session Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Tuesday, September 10, 2024|4:00–6:00PM EDT
Colonial Ballroom|Session Chair: Bradley Childs
Colonial Ballroom|Session Chair: Rebecca Carter
Gold Ballroom|Session Chair: B. Ravat
Tuesday, September 10, 2024|10:00–10:30AM EDT
Gold Ballroom|Session Chair: Dallas D. Reilly
