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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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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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ARPA-E announces $40 million to develop transmutation technologies for UNF
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced $40 million in funding to develop cutting-edge technologies to enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel into less-radioactive substances. According to ARPA-E, the new initiative addresses one of the agency’s core goals as outlined by Congress: to provide transformative solutions to improve the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NISD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Columbia 10
Session Chair:
Kevin R. O'Kula
Session Organizer:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa
In 2018 and 2021, fuel failure events occurred in research reactors at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the ORNL High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) and NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) Reactor, respectively. While neither event resulted in significant radiological exposure, each of the affected reactor facilities paused operations to review fuel fabrication, training, operations, quality assurance, conduct causal analyses and other activities before returning to normal operations. An earlier panel session at the 2021 ANS Winter Meeting provided an update on where the two reactor facilities stood in their recovery efforts. This session will be a panel with key representatives from ORNL, NIST, and NRC staff that will discuss the events, the associated causal analyses, corrective actions, and lessons learned since the two events before recovery of full operations in both HFIR and NCNR.
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