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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.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by FCWMD|Cosponsored by ETWDD
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|8:00–9:45AM PDT|Santa Monica
Session Chair:
Tim P. Tinsley
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Christina Leggett
The provision of alpha-related skills, knowledge, and capability that can support long term or future projects is a challenge due to the specific and unique nature of the skills required. The timeline to develop skills, especially subject matter expertise, is often long, is expensive, and needs access to unique facilities. Developing a sustainable and long term skills development program is therefore essential, and collaboration between organizations can be a real benefit. This panel will present the challenge around alpha-related skills and discuss the potential approaches to providing a robust and sustainable skills development program.
Fiona Rayment
Chief Scientist and Technology Officer, National Nuclear Laboratory
Bob Wham
ORNL
Stephen Johnson
INL
Henry Hickling
Sellafield Ltd
Maria Kriz
SRNL