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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Radiant to build first microreactor at Tenn. Manhattan Project site
Radiant Industries will build its first portable nuclear reactor at the site of the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
The land for Radiant’s new factory includes portions of the K-27 and K-29 Manhattan Project sites. The company plans to test Kaleidos, a 1-MW nuclear microreactor, in 2026, with first deployments expected soon after.
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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