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NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
Plant licensing and license extension
Durante Associates, working for the Canadian Government,
assisted in organizing and staffing a U.S. subsidiary,
AECL Technologies Inc, who served as the applicant for certification
of the Candu Reactor system by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
Raymond Durante managed a group of licensing specialists
and was the liaison between AECL, U.S. utilities
and government agencies. He also was a consultant to the
Maryland Energy
Authority
for the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant license renewal
program.
Waste handling and storage
Under a five-year contract with the DOE, Raymond Durante
served first as a member then as chair of the Yucca Mountain
Mined Geological Repository Consulting Board. This Board reviewed
and commented on the design of the tunnel and above ground facilities
on an ongoing basis and consulted with the project team. The
company is also familiar with waste storage programs and the
shipment and handling of spent fuel and radioactive materials.
NRC programs
Durante associates was involved in three major studies for
the NRC. Raymond Durante was project Director for a Congressionally
mandated study conducted by the Center for Strategic and International
Studies on NRC regulatory Activities. He also directed a Non
FACA panel formed to review and assess NRC’s Nuclear
Regulatory Research Program. He also directed a study on methods
of conducting collaborative research programs with industry
without compromising independence.
DOE programs
For the DOE, Durante Associates prepared an analysis
of ongoing activities related to the global warming phenomenon,
their relationship to Federal legislation under consideration
at the time, and the impact on public perception. Durante
Associates assisted companies in developing strategy for
DOE programs involving advanced reactor designs, and equipment
and systems required for weapons programs and environmental
remediation activities.
Food irradiation
Durante Associates is the founder and manager of the
Food Safeguard Council, a not for profit organization established
to promote the use of ionizing radiation as a means of extending
the shelf life of foods and eliminating harmful pathogens that
cause sickness and death. Raymond Durante has become a recognized
expert in this field and has lectured and presented papers all
over the world on this subject.
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Ray Durante with Nobel Prize Winner
and Former Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission Glenn
Seaborg.
NUCLEAR CASE STUDIES
For the Center for Strategic and International Studies,
Durante associates directed a panel study group that
included members of Congress and Government agencies
on the NRC Regulatory Process for Nuclear power reactors.
This was followed by two additional studies also directed
by Durante Associates on NRC research programs.
Under a long term contract, Durante Associates served
as executive consultant for Atomic Energy of Canada,
Ltd to develop and implement a plan for the introduction
of the CANDU reactor system to be licensed and marketed
in the U.S. Durante Associates organized and managed
a team of licensing specialists and nuclear designers
to work with AECL to modify the Canadian design for
design certification application to the NRC.
Durante Associates assisted
several U.S. firms in preparing proposals for DOE contracts
such as the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository Project,
the Production Reactor design Project, the management
and operation of the Pantex Plant, and othe DOE projects.
Durante Associates assisted a number of U.S and International
firms in commercializing specialized products developed
for the nuclear industry. These included synthetic
Zeolite for reactor use, extruded beryllium-copper
storage casks, high quality niobium wire for superconducting
magnets, a hydrogen generator for boiling water reactors
and specialized handling equipment.
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