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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Researchers use one-of-a-kind expertise and capabilities to test fuels of tomorrow
At the Idaho National Laboratory Hot Fuel Examination Facility, containment box operator Jake Maupin moves a manipulator arm into position around a pencil-thin nuclear fuel rod. He is preparing for a procedure that he and his colleagues have practiced repeatedly in anticipation of this moment in the hot cell.
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022)
Technical Session
Monday, June 13, 2022|2:25–2:45PM PDT|Laguna A
Session Chairs:
Theresa E. Cutler (LANL)
Catherine M. Percher
Session Organizer:
Deborah A. Hill
These Lightning Talks will be presented at the conclusion of the NCSD Opening Plenary.
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Revision to SCALE Procedure for Verified, Archived Library of Inputs and Data (VALID)
T.M. Greene (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL)
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Cyclone -- Monte Carlo Data Processing and Visualization
Stewart Hay (Cerberus Nuclear), Carl Hughes (Orthrus Software), Peter Taylor (Orthrus Software)
Verification of MCNP Critical Benchmark Model of U233-COMP-THERM-004
Riley Bulso (LANL), Jennifer L. Alwin (LANL), Robbie MacQuigg (LANL), Ray Sartor (LANL), Jennifer Arthur (LANL), Wim Haeck (LANL), Kristina Y. Spencer (INL)
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