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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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2027 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
October 31–November 4, 2027
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
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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Orano completes repatriation of reprocessing waste to Germany
Orano completed the 13th and final rail shipment of vitrified high-level nuclear waste from France to Germany. The company announced that the four casks of vitrified HLW arrived at Germany’s intermediate storage facility at Philippsburg in the early evening of November 20.
July 31–August 4, 2017
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada|Hilton Quebec
The Expanding Universe of Accelerator Applications L'expansion de l'univers des applications d'accélérateurs The 13th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators (AccApp '17) will be hosted at the Hilton Quebec in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada from July 31-August 4, 2017. All meeting activities, plenary sessions, technical sessions and exhibits will be held at the hotel. Hotel room block is now open! The special group rate for the conference starts at $229.00 per night, CAD. A limited number of rooms are reserved at this rate. Reservation Link: Hilton Quebec Hotel Hotel Information: 1100, Rene-Levesque Blvd. East Haute Ville, Quebec, QC G1R 4P3 Reservations must be made by June 30, 2017, or before the group rooms are sold out. Prevailing hotel rates may apply after this date or when the group rooms are sold out, whichever occurs first.
General Chair:
Philip Cole (Professor, Idaho State University)
General Co-Chair:
Adriaan Buijs (Professor, McMaster University)
Technical Program Chair:
Aliz Simon (IAEA)
Technical Program Co-Chairs:
Andrei Afanasev (Professor, George Washington University)
Blair Bromley (Reactor Physicist, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)