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Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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ANS webinar tackles nuclear waste
A recent American Nuclear Society webinar tackled misconceptions about nuclear waste. Christopher Perfetti, an associate professor of nuclear engineering at the University of New Mexico, presented “The How, Why, and Where of Nuclear Waste,” the latest online event in ANS’s Educator Training offerings.
Technical Session
Monday, September 26, 2022|10:20AM–12:00PM PDT|Grand Pacific D
Session Chair:
Leigh Smith (Rolls-Royce)
Alternate Chair:
Chris Perfetti (University of New Mexico)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Neutronic Coupling of Core and Out-of-Vessel Structures for Molten Salt Reactors and Evaluation of its Effects on Dose Rates Using the SCALE/CAAS Methodology
10:20–10:45AM PDT
Kyle Carberry (Georgia Tech), Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Tech)
Paper
Design of Neutron Collimators for Ex-Vessel Neutron Instrumentation of the NUWARD(TM) Small Modular Reactor
10:45–11:10AM PDT
Rachel Martin (TechnicAtome), Alexis Maitre (TechnicAtome), Michel Boyard (TechnicAtome)
Evaluation of Ex-Vessel Neutron Dose Fields and Neutron Dosimetry Gradient Chains at Krško NPP
11:10–11:35AM PDT
Tanja Goričanec (Jožef Stefan Institute), Luka Snoj (Jozef Stefan Institute), Marjan Kromar (Jozef Stefan Institute)
Estimating the Amount of 93Mo in Low and Intermediate Level Nuclear Waste
11:35AM–12:00PM PDT
K. Andgren (Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co.)
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