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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case
The State of Texas has not one but two ongoing federal court challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that could, if successful, turn decades of NRC regulations, precedent, and case law on its head.
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|El Capitan A
Session Chairs:
Nicholas Thompson (LANL)
Kelsey Amundson
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Updated Godiva-IV Benchmark Preview
Jeffrey A. Favorite (LANL), Joetta Goda (LANL), Travis Smith (LANL)
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CAAS-3S Radiation Testing for Y-12 and UPF with Godiva-IV
Timothy Jackson (Y-12 National Security Complex), James Yugo (Y-12 National Security Complex), Sedat Goluoglu (Y-12 National Security Complex), Kevin Reynolds (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Estimating βeff from Static, Late-Time Feynman Neutron Noise Measurements
Michael Y. Hua (Univ. Michigan), Jesson D. Hutchinson (LANL)
Equivalent Fundamental-Mode Source Simulations for Spherical Uranium and Plutonium Systems
J. Hutchinson (LANL), A.R. Clark (LANL), N. Kleedtke (LANL), M.E. Rising (LANL), R. Sanchez (LANL), R. Weldon (LANL)
Distribution of Neutrons in a Cold Lucite Moderator
Rene Sanchez (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Travis Grove (LANL)
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