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August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Breaking ground on a new approach to construction
The drive to Kairos Power’s reactor demonstration site in Oak Ridge, Tenn., is not only scenic—it’s historic. Nearly 85 years ago, roughly 30,000 construction workers transformed orchards and farmland into a key Manhattan Project site. Depending on your route, you may pass by one of the three gatehouses that were once military checkpoints controlling access to Atomic Energy Commission production facilities.
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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Establishing the UK Working Party on Criticality Webinar Series to Support Continuing Professional Development
Amy van der Vyver (Sellafield), Emma Williams (National Nuclear Laboratory)
Paper
Critical Thinking: A Criticality Safety Practitioner's Introduction to Benchmark Experiments
Alfie O'Neill (National Nuclear Laboratory), Deborah Hill (National Nuclear Laboratory)
