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Decommissioning & Environmental Sciences
The mission of the Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences (DES) Division is to promote the development and use of those skills and technologies associated with the use of nuclear energy and the optimal management and stewardship of the environment, sustainable development, decommissioning, remediation, reutilization, and long-term surveillance and maintenance of nuclear-related installations, and sites. The target audience for this effort is the membership of the Division, the Society, and the public at large.
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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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Latest News
Constellation seeks rezone for property adjacent to Illinois plant
While no development details have been released, Constellation is asking to rezone 658.8 acres of land it owns around the Byron nuclear plant in Illinois for possible long-term use.
Daisuke Taniguchi, Yuki Ishiwatari, Naoki Hirokawa, Bumpei Fujioka (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy)
Proceedings | 2018 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2018) | Charlotte, NC, April 8-11, 2018 | Pages 494-502
Spent Fuel Storage Pool (SFP) Probabilistic Safety Assessment/Analyses (PSA) is one of the remarkable areas after the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident. Hitachi-GE developed a SFP PSA model for UK ABWR (United Kingdom Advanced Boiling Water Reactor) GDA (Generic Design Assessment) which considered the following characteristics.
? Adverse effects from reactor accident progression
? Structural integrity in case of cask drop onto SFP
? Hydrogen management in the Level 2 PSA modeling
? Seismic
? Internal Fire and Internal Flooding