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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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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
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Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
August 24–28, 2014
Chicago, IL|Hyatt Regency Chicago
In cooperation with the World Council on Isotopes The Hyatt Regency Chicago, located at 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601, is the location for the 8th International Conference on Isotopes and Expo, where all meeting activities and technical sessions will be held. The special room rate for the meeting is $195.00/ per night (single/double). Reservations can be made online at: Hyatt Regency Chicago To register by phone for a guest room call 888-421-1442. Attendees must identify themselves as part of the American Nuclear Society to receive the group rate.
Honorary Chair:
Myung-Chul Lee (President, Korean Radioisotope Society)
General Chair:
Paul Dickman (Senior Policy Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory)
Assistant General Chair:
Nigel R. Stevenson (Clear Vascular, Inc.)
Program Chairs:
Rolf Zeisler (Scientist Emeritus, National Institute of Standard and Technology)
Steve LaMont (Senior Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory)