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June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case
The State of Texas has not one but two ongoing federal court challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that could, if successful, turn decades of NRC regulations, precedent, and case law on its head.
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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