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NextGen MURR Working Group established in Missouri
The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators has created the NextGen MURR Working Group to serve as a strategic advisory body for the development of the NextGen MURR (University of Missouri Research Reactor).
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Tuesday, June 13, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|Marriott 3
Session Chair:
Lisa M. Marshall
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Ishita Trivedi
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Partnership for Radiation Studies (PaRS): A Consortium for Advancing Radiation Science Among Underrepresented STEM Students
10:00–10:20AM EDT
Manish Sharma (PNNL), Cheslan K. Simpson (PNNL), Jonathan Burnett (PNNL), Ryan O'Mara (PNNL), Thomas Gray (PNNL), Jonathan Lassiter (Alabama A&M Univ.), Stephen Babalola (Alabama A&M Univ.), Padmaja Guggilla (Alabama A&M Univ.), Rastgo Hawrami (Fisk Univ.), Arnold Burger (Fisk Univ.), Elsa Ariesanti (Fisk Univ.), Martine C. Duff (SRNL), Samuel Uba (SRNL)
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Nuclear Criticality Safety Training: Needs and Efforts
10:20–10:40AM EDT
Walid A. Metwally (ORNL), Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN): Overview and USA Engagement
10:40–11:00AM EDT
Walid A. Metwally (ORNL), Cary Crawford (ORNL), Cristen Ford (National Nuclear Security Administration)
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