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Nominations open for CNTA awards
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness is accepting nominations for its Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award and its Nuclear Service Award. Nominations for both awards must be submitted by August 1.
The awards will be presented this fall as part of the CNTA’s annual Edward Teller Lecture event.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPSD|Cosponsored by AAD
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Banyan C
Session Chair:
Igor Remec (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Irina I. Popova
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Status of the Neutronics Design of the Second Target Station Project at the ORNL’s Spallation Neutron Source
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Igor Remec (ORNL), Kristel Ghoos (ORNL), Tucker McClanahan (ORNL), Ahmad Ibrahim (ORNL), Thomas Miller (ORNL), Kumar Mohindroo (ORNL), Vitaly Pronskikh (ORNL), Wouter de Wet (ORNL), Lukas Zavorka (ORNL)
Paper
Simulation Studies of Prompt Dose Distribution in the Second Target Station Downstream Utilities Area
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Vitaly Pronskikh (ORNL), Thomas Miller (ORNL), Kumar Mohindroo (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL)
Dose Rate Analyses of Accelerator Tunnel Shield Wall and Labyrinth
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Wouter de Wet (ORNL), Kumar Mohindroo (ORNL)
Residual Dose Rates Analyses from Vent Lines Shield Block on the Target Cart at Spallation Neutron Source
4:15–4:35PM PDT
I.I. Popova (ORNL), F.X. Gallmeier (ORNL)
Monte Carlo Graphical User Interface for Accelerator Applications
4:35–4:45PM PDT
Randolph Schwarz (PNNL), Mark Murphy (PNNL), David Wootan (PNNL)
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