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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
ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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X-energy, Dow apply to build an advanced reactor project in Texas
Dow and X-energy announced today that they have submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a proposed advanced nuclear project in Seadrift, Texas. The project could begin construction later this decade, but only if Dow confirms “the ability to deliver the project while achieving its financial return targets.”
Decommissioning Environmental Sciences and Remote Technology 2024
Technical Session|Sponsored by RRSD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Merritt 2
Session Chair:
Venugopal K. Varma
Alternate Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Session Organizer:
Young Soo Park
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Human-Embodied Aerial Manipulation for Nuclear Materials Handling
8:00–8:20AM EST
Dongbin Kim (Univ. Hartford)
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Radiation Simulation and Visualization in Nuclear Power Plant Digital Twins
8:20–8:40AM EST
Youndo Do (Georgia Tech), Kai Tan (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
Development of Virtual Training Simulator for Reactor Pressure Vessel Decommissioning
8:40–9:00AM EST
Dong Seok Song (Novatek), S Ra El Lee (Novatek), Sung Uk Lee (KAERI)
Case Study: Hot Field Deployment of Robotic Arm for Nuclear Waste Disposal
9:00–9:20AM EST
Peter W. Griffin (Washington River Protection Solutions), William R. Morfin (Washington River Protection Solutions)
Presented by Douglas Reid (Washington River Protection Solutions)
Salt Creep Closure Automate Inspection System for Waste Isolation Pillot Plant Using Lidar and Mobile Platforms
9:20–9:25AM EST
Sebastian Vargas (Florida Int'l Univ.), Benjamin Vargas (Florida Int'l Univ.), Katrina Baldwin (Florida Int'l Univ.), Daniel Estrada (Florida Int'l Univ.), Anthony Abrahao (Florida Int'l Univ.), Leonel Lagos (Florida Int'l Univ.)
Collaborative Robotics in Nuclear Research and Design
9:25–9:30AM EST
Logan Sheppard (BWXT Advanced Technologies)
Framework for Human-Robot Collaboration Using Digital Twins
9:30–9:35AM EST
Youndo Do (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
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