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Division Spotlight
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.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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Nuclear Science and Engineering
January 2025
Nuclear Technology
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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
Program Chair:
John Bess (JFoster & Assoc.)
Assistant Program Chairs:
Kim Burns
Simon Pimblott (INL)
Embedded Topical Meeting
November 8, 2025
General Chair:
Sylvia J. Saltzstein (Sandia National Laboratories)
Emily Stein (Sandia National Laboratories)
Assistant Program Chair:
Chammi Miller (Sandia National Laboratories)
Thomas Hanlon (Y-12 National Security Complex)
James W. Behrens
Fredrik Tovesson (Argonne National Laboratory)
Yong Wang (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
