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The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
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Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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Bipartisan nuclear waste bill introduced in U.S. House
U.S. representatives Mike Levin (D., Calif.) and August Pfluger (R., Texas) have introduced the bipartisan Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2024, which would establish an independent agency to manage the country’s nuclear waste.
In addition to establishing a new, single-purpose administration to manage the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle, the bill would direct a consent-based siting process for nuclear waste facilities and ensure reliable funding for managing nuclear waste by providing access to the Nuclear Waste Fund. According to Pfluger and Levin, the bill’s provisions are in line with recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future.
Hugh M. MacLeod, George R. Chilton, J. Alan Dodd
Nuclear Technology | Volume 88 | Number 2 | November 1989 | Pages 190-200
Technical Paper | NSF Workshop on the Research Needs of the Next Generation Nuclear Power Technology / Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A34327
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The installation of a versatile, integrated facility for the manufacture of advanced experimental uranium/plutonium nuclear fuels has recently been completed at the Windscale Laboratory of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. The facility for enhanced throughput of fuel and pins, with a production capability of 1 tonne of pelleted fuel and 2500 fuel pin/yr in a variety of fuel geometries and cladding materials, is unique in Europe. Exceptional process flexibility is achieved by adopting the design philosophy of “hands-on” operation with the support of simple mechanical and gravitational aids to material movement to minimize operator dose uptake. Comprehensive shielding allows the handling of recycle plutonium derived from high-burnup fuel with “difficult” isotopic composition at the levels of plutonium content envisaged for advanced thermal reactor fuel designs.