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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Reimagining nuclear materials for the future of medicine
Nuclear medicine has come a long way since Henri Becquerel first observed the penetrating energy of radioactive materials in 1896. Today, technetium-99m alone is used in more than 40 million diagnostic procedures every year—from cardiovascular imaging and bone scans to cancer detection—making it the undisputed workhorse of nuclear medicine. That single statistic tells you something important: An enormous portion of modern diagnostic medicine rests on a surprisingly narrow foundation, one built around a small number of aging research reactors that were never originally designed for continuous isotope production.
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)
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Critical Thinking: A Criticality Safety Practitioner's Introduction to Benchmark Experiments
Alfie O'Neill (National Nuclear Laboratory), Deborah Hill (National Nuclear Laboratory)
