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Division Spotlight
Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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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.
2021 ANS Winter Meeting and expo Plenary Session Speaker
Ms Mykolaichuk joined the IAEA in January 2019 and is responsible for advancing information exchange and collaborative activities of Member States in the fields of nuclear facility decommissioning and environmental remediation.
Prior to joining IAEA, Ms Olena Mykolaichuk had 30 years of experience in the nuclear energy field mainly related with nuclear policy and nuclear safety issues, radioactive waste management, decommissioning and environmental remediation. She spent about 20 years working for the national nuclear safety authority, most of that at the top managerial positions. She used to work at the Chernobyl NPP, including being the Deputy Director General, and at different engineering and consulting companies in the nuclear energy field.
Ms Mykolaichuk is a Ukraine national and holds a M.S. degree in Physics and Mechanics of Chemical Processes from Moscow Physical and Technical University.
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