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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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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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Japanese researchers test detection devices at West Valley
Two research scientists from Japan’s Kyoto University and Kochi University of Technology visited the West Valley Demonstration Project in western New York state earlier this fall to test their novel radiation detectors, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced on November 19.
Decommissioning Environmental Sciences and Remote Technology 2024
Technical Session|Sponsored by RRSD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Merritt 2
Session Chair:
Wendell H. Chun
Alternate Chair:
Y Z (Univ. Michigan)
Session Organizer:
Young Soo Park
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Robotic Automation Planning for Hazardous Environments in Unreal Engine 5
1:00–1:20PM EST
M. Leao Moreira (Univ. Illinois, Chicago), A. Gomez-Badillo (Univ. Illinois, Chicago), B. Albakri (Univ. Illinois, Chicago), R. Singh (Univ. Illinois, Chicago), S. Cetin (Univ. Illinois, Chicago)
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Radiation Survivability of Dry Storage Canister Climbing Robot
1:20–1:40PM EST
Roman Parra Bravo (Penn State), Andon Breitenfeld (Univ. Texas, Austin), Ethan Elgavish (Univ. Texas, Austin), Mitchell Pryor (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Manipulator for Waste Segregation Tasks
1:40–2:00PM EST
Jose Solares (Florida Int'l Univ.), Anthony Abrahao (Florida Int'l Univ.), Leonel Lagos (Florida Int'l Univ.), Aris Duani Rojas (Florida Int'l Univ.), Himanshu Upadhyay (Florida Int'l Univ.)
Advancing Environmental Management Through Innovative Internships and Technology Projects at Hanford
2:00–2:20PM EST
Douglas Reid (WRPS), Kayle Boomer (WRPS), Leo Lagos (Florida Int'l Univ.), Brendon Cintas (Florida Int'l Univ.), David Rojas (Florida Int'l Univ.), Theophile Pierre (Florida Int'l Univ.), Pedro Chaviano (Florida Int'l Univ.)
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