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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
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|San Simeon B
Session Chairs:
Amber J. McCarthy
Kirk D. Atkinson (UIOT)
Session Organizer:
John D. Bess
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A Subcritical Assembly for Training and Education Use at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL), Mathieu Dupont (ORNL), Alex Lang (ORNL), Andrew Holcomb (ORNL), Shane Hart (ORNL)
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CARTA -- Criticality Safety Virtual Reality Training Aid, Recent Developments
Tom Page (Cerberus Nuclear), Katrina Christaki (Cerberus Nuclear), Stewart Hay (Cerberus Nuclear), Toby Tyas (Cerberus Nuclear)
Hiring, Qualification, and Retention of NCS Engineers at DOE Facilities
Kristan Wessels (Y-12 National Security Complex), Amanda Hurley (Y-12 National Security Complex)
The University of New Mexico's Online Nuclear Criticality Safety Course Material
Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico)
Current Status of the DOE/NNSA Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Hands-On Criticality Safety Training Courses
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
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