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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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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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NRC dockets construction permit for Dow, X-energy SMR
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build an X-energy small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPSD|Cosponsored by RPD
Tuesday, June 9, 2020|2:30–4:15PM EDT
Session Chair:
Amir A. Bahadori
Alternate Chair:
Alexander E. Perry
Session Organizer:
Michael Lorne Fensin
Staff Producer:
Daryl Rizzo (American Nuclear Society)
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Investigation into the Breakdown of Assumptions for 1D Radiation Transport in Air
L. M. Rolison (LANL), M. L. Fensin (LANL), K. C. Kelley (LANL), S. S. McCready (LANL)
Paper
First Steps in Scaling Adjoint Response to Areal Density for 1-D Neutron Transport in Air
M. L. Fensin (LANL)
International Platforms to Perform Atmospheric Dispersion Models for Dose Projection
Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay (IAEA)
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