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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Reimagining nuclear materials for the future of medicine
Nuclear medicine has come a long way since Henri Becquerel first observed the penetrating energy of radioactive materials in 1896. Today, technetium-99m alone is used in more than 40 million diagnostic procedures every year—from cardiovascular imaging and bone scans to cancer detection—making it the undisputed workhorse of nuclear medicine. That single statistic tells you something important: An enormous portion of modern diagnostic medicine rests on a surprisingly narrow foundation, one built around a small number of aging research reactors that were never originally designed for continuous isotope production.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Great America 1/2
Session Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis
Alternate Chair:
Justin Watson (Univ. Florida)
Session Organizer:
Kyle C. Hartig
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Enhancing Radiation Glovebox Training with Coupled Immersive Technology and Real-Time Dose Estimates
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Scott Greenwood (ORNL), Dane d. Wet (ORNL), Noel Nelson (ORNL), Laura Harris (ORNL), Greg Westphal (ORNL)
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A New NCSP Nuclear Criticality Safety Training and Pipeline Program
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Walid A. Metwally (ORNL), Steven R. Biegalski (Georgia Tech), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU), Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL), Alex Lang (ORNL)
Knowledge Transfer Program for International Nuclear Safeguards
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Anna Hall (INL), Mark Schanfein (INL)
An Interactive Virtual Radioisotope Processing Facility
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Scott Greenwood (ORNL), Mario Naranjo (ORNL), Will Kirkland (ORNL), Brent Beatty (ORNL)
RENEWS: A Graphical User Interface Program for Nuclear Power Industry Projection
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Saman Marandi (Univ. Maryland), Ziyue Liu (Univ. Maryland), Mohammad Modarres (Univ. Maryland), Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland)