Tech Talk
A Case Study: The Strategic Integration of Consensus Standards to Facilitate Fixative Technology Development, Deployment, and Acceptance
July 16, 2024 @ 2 pm

Joseph Sinicrope serves as a Research Scientist for Florida International University’s Applied Research Center. His primary area of concentration for the Center focuses on operational testing, evaluation, and deployment of COTS-based technologies in support of the Department of Energy’s nuclear deactivation and decommissioning (D&D) activities. His specific area of research since 2015 has been focused on adapting commercially available intumescent technologies as incombustible fixatives and addressing critical enablers such as standards development and regulation to facilitate their acceptance, adoption, and diffusion across the DOE EM complex. Additionally, he serves as the Chairman for the ASTM International E10.03 Subcommittee on Radiological Protection for Deactivation and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and Components, where he oversees a Subcommittee charged with the management and development of standard specifications and testing practices related to D&D technologies.

Mellissa Komninakis is a Research Analyst for the Applied Research Center (ARC) at Florida International University (FIU). She received her B.S. in Biological Engineering from the University of Florida and is currently pursuing an Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering from FIU. She currently supports deactivation and decommissioning technology development, testing, and evaluation of fixative materials under ARC's cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management. She is also a member of the ASTM E10 committee on Nuclear Technology and Applications.