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Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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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.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Monday, November 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Noble
Session Chair:
Robby Joseph (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Emma Houston (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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A Modular Off-Gas Treatment System for Advanced Reactor Used Nuclear Fuel Treatment
3:15–3:35PM MST
Peter Henry (Orano Federal Services), Sven Bader (Orano Federal Services)
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Storage Options for Irradiated Advanced Reactor Fuel and High-Level Waste
3:35–3:55PM MST
Daniel Moneghan (EPRI), Henry Peter (Orano Federal Services), Sven Bader (Orano Federal Services), Carl Chagnon (Orano Federal Services), Andrew Sowder (EPRI)
Using Past Experience to Inform Management of Waste from Advanced Reactors and Advanced Fuels
3:55–4:15PM MST
Laura Price (Sandia)
A Framework to Assess Advanced Reactor Spent Fuel Management Facility Deployment
4:15–4:35PM MST
Milos I. Atz (ANL), Robert A. Joseph (INL)
Advanced Fuel Cycle Waste Management Benefits of Dissolving Used Nuclear Fuel in PUREX Solvent
4:35–4:55PM MST
Stuart T. Arm (PNNL)
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