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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
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.
Executive Session|Panel
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|International Ballroom East
Session Chair:
Andrew Smith (ANS)
Exploring new ways of communicating to local stakeholders about the storage and transportation of nuclear byproducts
From Indian Point and Pilgrim to Fukushima and Monticello, 2023 put tritium water into the public spotlight as policymakers debated – and sometimes blocked – planned discharges. The federal government’s pursuit of a consent-based siting approach for interim storage facilities is raising the importance of communications and engagement on the storage and transportation of spent nuclear fuel across the United States. Meanwhile, the continued Russian occupation of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant provoked a flurry of media speculation over the safety of nuclear waste storage. Join a panel discussion on lessons learned from recent experiences in communicating the “back end” of the nuclear fuel cycle and discuss what we can do to help cement the public’s consent.
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