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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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.
Viorel Fugaru, George Bubueanu, Catalin Stelian Tuta, Mihail-Razvan Ioan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 76 | Number 3 | April 2020 | Pages 347-350
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2020.1712008
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The Tritium Laboratory at Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering was initially licensed in 1976 and completely refurbished in 2011 as a unique isotope laboratory focused on tritium handling and processing to conduct a variety of scientific experiments. During laboratory renovation, different types of solid radioactive waste or potential waste contaminated with tritium were created: bricks, mortars, cements, false ceiling (polyvinyl chloride), linoleum, rubber, etc.
In order to fulfill all the requirements of the license issued by the Romanian regulatory body, the characterization of the physical, chemical, and radiological properties of the waste, in order to establish the need for further treatment, conditioning, and for storage or disposal, was mandatory. The present work treats the development of a method for the determination of tritium activity in the solid waste according to the operation licensing framework. The measurement results, regarding the tritium-specific activity in different solid waste resulting from the renovation of the laboratory, are presented in this paper.