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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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ANS’s Mentor Match applications open
Applications are now open for the American Nuclear Society’s newly redesigned mentoring program. Mentor Match is a unique opportunity available only to ANS members that offers year-round mentorship and networking opportunities to Society members at any point in their education.
The deadline to apply for membership in the inaugural summer cohort, which will take place July 1–August 31, is June 20. The application form can be found here.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPSD
Monday, June 16, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom F
Session Chair:
Tucker C. McClanahan
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Irina I. Popova
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Extending Mesh-Based AARE Capabilities to MCNP6 CSG Models
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Helen Garner (Cornell Univ.), Ahmad Ibrahim (ORNL), Kyle Grammer (ORNL)
Paper
Comparison of the Second Target Station Target Water Activation Methodologies
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Tucker C. McClanahan (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL), Aaron Jacques (ORNL)
Dose Rates Analyses in and Around the SNS Service Bay Before and After the Proton Power Upgrade
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Irina I. Popova (ORNL), F. X. Gallmeier (ORNL)
Bunker Radiation Fields at Second Target Station
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Kumar Mohindroo (ORNL), Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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