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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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University of Rochester and Focused Energy establish $6.9 million partnership
Focused Energy and the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) have established a $6.9 million partnership agreement to collaborate on fundamental challenges in inertial fusion energy.
Technical Session|Radiation Protection and Shielding (RPSD)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Room 8
Session Chair:
Irina I. Popova (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Alternate Chair:
Tucker C. McClanahan (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Manufacturing-Scale Spark Plasma Sintering of Boron Carbide for Radiation Shielding
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Eric Eyerman, Chris Melnyk (California Nanotechnologies)
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Radiation Shielding Efficiency and Mechanical Properties of HfC–Epoxy Composites
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Furkan Erdogan (Virginia Commonwealth University), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Demonstrating the Predictive Value of Fast Neutron Flux for Shielding Quantities in an MSR Facility
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Rakim Hirji (Georgia Institute of Technology), Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Institute of Technology - 770 State Street), Ondrej Chvala (The University of Texas at Austin), Harrison C. Reisinger (The University of Texas at Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (University of Texas at Austin)
Emergency Planning Zone Scaling Framework for Multi-Unit Small Modular Reactor Siting
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Miranda Lorenzo (Georgia Institute of Technology), Dillon Scott, Karen V. Kirkland (Texas A&M University), Shaheen A. Dewji (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Improving the Accuracy of Radiation Dose Predictions for High-Exposure Tasks Using Scenario-Based Correction Factors
11:20–11:40AM MDT
CHANGJU SONG, Tae Young Kong
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