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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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The International Atomic Energy Agency has initiated a coordinated research project that will combine an “innovative, non-invasive, and scalable nuclear technique”—gamma-ray spectrometry (GRS)—with drones and satellite imagery to gather and analyze data that can reveal the quality of soil on agricultural lands around the world.
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|8:00–9:45AM PDT|Laguna A
Session Chairs:
Liam Payne
Konner Casanova (INL)
Session Organizer:
Kaushik Banerjee (PNNL)
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Postclosure Transient Criticality Analysis for a Dual-Purpose Canister
Alex Salazar III (Sandia)
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Burnup Credit Criticality Safety Analysis for High Density Spent Fuel Storage Using a Unified Bayesian Validation Methodology
Axel Hoefer (Framatome ), Harald Feldmann (Framatome ), Stefan Glaubrecht (Framatome )
The Use of Burnup Credit for Demonstrating Post-Closure Criticality Safety of UK Spent Fuel
Liam Payne (Nuclear Waste Services), Tamara D. Baldwin (Galson Sciences), Timothy W. Hicks (Galson Sciences), Robert M. Mason (Jacobs)
Validation of UNF-ST&DARDS As-Loaded Criticality Calculations
J.B. Clarity (PNNL), K. Banerjee (PNNL), L.P. Miller (PNNL), A.M. Shaw (ORNL), W. J. Marshall (ORNL)
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