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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Beyond conventional boundaries: Innovative construction technologies pave the way for advanced reactor deployment
In a bid to tackle the primary obstacle in nuclear deployment—construction costs—those in industry and government are moving away from traditional methods and embracing innovative construction technologies.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 8, 2020|3:30–5:15PM EDT
Session Chair:
J. Rory Kennedy (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Paul LaTour (American Nuclear Society)
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The Effect of Coordination Numbers in Molten Salt Thermodynamic Models
Matthew S. Christian (Univ. of South Carolina), Johnathon C. Ard (Univ. of South Carolina), Theodore M. Besmann (Univ. of South Carolina)
Paper
Sound Propagation Characteristic of Phononic Crystals Pipeline with Periodic Vibration Isolation Mass
Qingna Zeng (Nuclear Power Institute of China), Donghui Wang (Nuclear Power Institute of China), Fenggang Zang (Nuclear Power Institute of China), Yixiong Zhang (Nuclear Power Institute of China), Xiaozhou Jiang (Nuclear Power Institute of China)
NSUF RAD-AFM: Nanoscale Material Property Measurements of Radioactive Materials
Shawn Riechers (PNNL), Andy Casella (PNNL), Dave Senor (PNNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL)
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