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Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
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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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ARG-US Remote Monitoring Systems: Use Cases and Applications in Nuclear Facilities and During Transportation
As highlighted in the Spring 2024 issue of Radwaste Solutions, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory are developing and deploying ARG-US—meaning “Watchful Guardian”—remote monitoring systems technologies to enhance the safety, security, and safeguards (3S) of packages of nuclear and other radioactive material during storage, transportation, and disposal.
Plenary Session
Tuesday, August 8, 2023|8:00–10:00AM EDT|Banyan 1
General ChairMatthew Rasmussen Senior Vice President, TVA
CNO Panel chaired by Matthew Kirschenheiter
Matthew KirschenheiterDirector Design EngineeringTVA
Timothy (Tim) RauschExecutive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Robert E. "Bob" SchuetzChief Executive OfficerEnergy Northwest
Sean Sexstone Executive Vice President Advanced Nuclear GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Pierre Paul OneidSenior Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer,Holtec International
Dr. Kenneth KunkelProfessor, North Carolina State University Lead Scientist for Assessments, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies
Scott HunnewellVice President, New Nuclear Program, Nuclear Power Group, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
SMR Panel chaired by Scott Hunnewell
Scott MorrisDeputy Executive Director for Reactors and Preparedness Programs in the Office of the Executive Director for Operations
Brian Boggs Sales DirectorGE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
M. Christopher NolanVice President New Nuclear Generation Strategy and Regulatory EngagementDuke Energy
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