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The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
Technical Session|Advanced Reactors
Tuesday, July 22, 2025|10:00AM–12:05PM EDT|Palm Room
Session Chair:
Donny Hartanto
Alternate Chair:
Joe Fuel
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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Fine Group Structure Optimization for Pebble Bed Reactor Simulations
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Andrew P. Panter (University of Michigan), Hansol Park (Argonne National Laboratory), Changho Lee (Argonne National Laboratory), Brendan M. Kochunas (University of Michigan Ann Arbor)
Paper
Sensitivity Study of 𝐾eff to Neutron Cross-Section Perturbations in a Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Using MOX and Metal Fuels
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Oyeon Kum (KIRAMS)
A Breed-and-Burn Strategy Proposal for Mizton, a Heat Pipe-Cooled Microreactor
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Emiliano Morones-García (Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), Juan-Luis François (Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
SCALE Modeling and Inventory Generation for a Generic TRISO-fueled Heat Pipe Micro Reactor
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Donny Hartanto (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Friederike Bostelmann (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Georgeta Radulescu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Tarek Ghaddar (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Rabab R. Elzohery (Oak National National Laboratory), William Wieselquist (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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