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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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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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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James Shuler receives 2025 WM Lifetime Achievement Award
Shuler
WM Symposia, which hosts the annual Waste Management Conference in Phoenix, Ariz., presented the 2025 WM Lifetime Achievement Award to James M. Shuler, a former Department of Energy manager with a career of more than 50 years in radwaste packaging and transportation.
The award recognizes the long-term commitment of the recipient to solving major nuclear waste challenges, which may include education, research, public policy, or implementation of solutions for managing nuclear wastes, and whose actions have contributed to the resolution of significant nuclear waste management issues.
Michal Kostal (Research Center Rez), Zdeněk Matěj (Masaryk Univ.), Martin Schulc (Research Center Rez), Evžen Losa (Research Center Rez), Jan Šimon (Research Center Rez), Evžen Novák (Research Center Rez), František Cvachovec (Masaryk Univ.), Václav Přenosil (Masaryk Univ.), Filip Mravec (Masaryk Univ.), Tomáš Czakoj (Research Center Rez), Vojtěch Rypar (Research Center Rez), Andrej Trkov (IAEA Nuclear Data Section), Roberto Capote (IAEA Nuclear Data Section)
Proceedings | ICRS 14/RPSD 2022 | Seattle, WA, September 25-29, 2022 | Pages 402-405
