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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 RPSD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|State
Session Chair:
Alexander Barzilov
Alternate Chair:
Tucker C. McClanahan
Session Organizer:
Irina I. Popova
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Assessing the Highest Radiation Exposure Work in Korean Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors through Dose Normalization
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Changju Song (Chosun Univ.), Tae Young Kong (Chosun university)
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Factors for Reducing Radiaion Exposure for Workers During High-Exposure Tasks in Korean Nuclear Power Plants
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Jiyeon Jun (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Chosun University), Changju Song (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Chosun University), Tae Y. Kong (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Chosun University)
Proposal for Enhancements to the Radiation Protection Program in Decommissioned Nuclear Power Plants
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Hoyeon Lee (Chosun Univ.), Tae Y. Kong (Chosun University), Jaeok Park (Chosun University)
Demonstrating the Methodology for Computing the Operational and Shutdown Dose in the MSRR
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Texas, Austin), Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Tech), Harrison Reisinger (Univ. Texas, Austin), Rakim Hirji (Georgia Tech), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)