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2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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Westinghouse, Nordion, and PSEG team up to produce Co‑60 in the United States
This past January, Westinghouse Electric Company, Nordion, and PSEG Nuclear formalized agreements to implement newly developed cobalt-60 production technology at Units 1 and 2 of PSEG’s Salem nuclear power plant in New Jersey, with the Co-60 to be supplied to Nordion. Through an ongoing joint initiative, the companies aim to harness U.S. pressurized water reactors to produce a key medical isotope and build the first commercial-scale Co-60 production platform in the United States.
Technical Session|Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy (NNPD)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Tower A
Session Chair:
Sunil S. Chirayath (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Thomas E. Hanlon (Y-12 National Security Complex)
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Improving Detectability Of Illicit HEU To Existing Radiation Detection Systems Using Trace Addition Of 232U To The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Steven Kreek
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Nuclear Forensics-by-Design for Material Security: Research Strategies and Outcomes
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Rebecca M. Chamberlin (LANL), Naomi E. Marks (LLNL)
Parametric Evaluation Options for Advanced Reactor Fuel Cycles
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Mason S. Walls (TAMU), Pavel Tsvetkov (TAMU)
