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Improved nuclear accident code helps policymakers assess risks from small reactors
February 16, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories recently updated the Maccs code to better aid the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the global nuclear industry in assessing the consequences of nuclear accidents. The Maccs code can also evaluate the potential health and environmental risks posed by advanced nuclear reactors and small modular...
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Two people walking beside a fence. A cooling stack of a nuclear facility is in the background.

Extending nuclear power accident code for advanced reactor designs
August 24, 2021 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nuclear power is a significant source of steady carbon-neutral electricity, making the design and construction of new and next-generation nuclear reactors critical for achieving the U.S.’s green energy goals. A number of new nuclear reactor designs, such as small modular reactors and non-light water reactors, have been...
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Two men, one younger and one older, look at a large, upside-down metal bowl with a huge rip in it.

Road, rail, boat: Sandia transport triathlon puts spent nuclear fuel to the test
March 13, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Spent nuclear fuel needs to be safely transported from the power plants where it is generated to interim storage locations and eventually to a permanent geologic disposal site. Late last year, Sandia National Laboratories researchers completed an eight-month, 14,500-mile triathlon-like test to gather data on the bumps...
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Infographic showing the path of the nuclear waste triathlon and the total mileage of each leg.

Sandia adds augmented reality to training toolbox
February 6, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When you hear the term “serious gaming” you might envision professional eSports competitors gearing up for a League of Legends World Championship in front of tens of thousands of live fans and tens of millions of streaming fans. At Sandia National Laboratories, serious gaming means something else...
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Tam Le and Todd Noel use augmented reality

Lessons from Fukushima
August 16, 2016 • Sandia helps industry learn from Japanese reactor accident ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –When you’re an operator or engineer at a nuclear power plant, there are things you want to know long before you’re faced with an emergency. Reactor safety experts from Sandia National Laboratories and elsewhere are sharing lessons learned in Japan’s...
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Nuclear power safety expert from Sandia elected to National Academy of Engineering
May 4, 2015 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former Sandia National Laboratories senior scientist and nuclear safety expert who studied the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl nuclear power plant accidents during his more than 40-year career has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Dana Powers, who recently retired from...
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Dana Powers