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Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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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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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Lantana
Session Chair:
Kris Kuhlman (Sandia)
Alternate Chair:
Autumn Taylor (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Emily R. Stein
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Brine Availability Test in Salt 2.0
3:15–3:35PM MST
Philip Stauffer (LANL), Kristopher Kuhlman (Sandia), Jonny Rutqvist (LBNL), Hakim Boukhalfa (LANL), Michelle Bourret (LANL), Charles Coens (Sandia), Eric Guiltinan (LANL), Courtney Herrick (Sandia), Rick Jayne (Sandia), Melissa Mills (LANL), Martin Nemer (Sandia), Shawn Otto (LANL), Thom Rahn (LANL), Yuxin Wu (LBNL)
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Investigating the Coupled Thermal-Hydrological-Mechanical Behavior of Salt for Nuclear Waste Disposal Through Resistivity Monitoring and Laboratory Experiments
3:35–3:55PM MST
Sebastian Uhlemann (LBNL), Christine Downs (Sandia), Jiannan Wang (LBNL), Shawn Otto (LANL), Kristopher Kuhlmann (Sandia), Yuxin Wu (LBNL)
Using Stable Isotopes in Water to Trace Brine Mobilization at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
3:55–4:15PM MST
Daniel L. Eldridge (LANL), Hayden B.D. Miller (LANL), Thom Rahn (LANL), Eric J. Guiltinan (LANL), Shawn Otto (LANL), Kristopher Kuhlman (Sandia), Philip H. Stauffer (LANL)
Brine Availability Test in Salt: Collaborative Modeling Within DECOVALEX
4:15–4:35PM MST
Eric Guiltinan (LANL), Jerone Bartol (Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval), Steven Benbow (Quintessa), Michelle Bourret (LANL), Oliver Czaikowski (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit), Kyra Jantschik (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit), Rick Jayne (Sandia), Kristopher Kuhlman (Sandia), Simon Norris (Nuclear Waste Services), Jonny Rutqvist (LBNL), Hua Shao (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe), Hafssa Tounsi (LBNL), Claire Watson (Quintessa), Philip Stauffer (LANL)
Analyzing Field Data from the Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS): A High-Resolution 3D Numerical Comparison Between Voronoi and Cartesian Meshing
4:35–4:55PM MST
Richard S. Jayne (Sandia), Kristopher L. Kuhlman (Sandia)
Near-Field Coupled Processes in Salt-Based Disposal Facilities -- Learning from Modelling in DECOVALEX 2023
4:55–5:15PM MST
Steven Benbow (Quintessa), Claire Watson (Quintessa), Alex Bond (Quintessa), Simon Norris (Nuclear Waste Services), Sam Parsons (Nuclear Waste Services)
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