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Conference Spotlight
2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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What’s the most difficult question you’ve been asked as a maintenance instructor?
Blye Widmar
"Where are the prints?!"
This was the final question in an onslaught of verbal feedback, comments, and critiques I received from my students back in 2019. I had two years of instructor experience and was teaching a class that had been meticulously rehearsed in preparation for an accreditation visit. I knew the training material well and transferred that knowledge effectively enough for all the students to pass the class. As we wrapped up, I asked the students how they felt about my first big system-level class, and they did not hold back.
“Why was the exam from memory when we don’t work from memory in the plant?” “Why didn’t we refer to the vendor documents?” “Why didn’t we practice more on the mock-up?” And so on.
Technical Session
Monday, September 26, 2022|1:10–3:15PM PDT|Grand Pacific D
Session Chair:
Davide Mazzucconi (Politecnico di Milano)
Alternate Chair:
Georgeta Radulescu (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Overview of ORNL SCALE Shielding Analyses for Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation and Storage Applications
1:10–1:35PM PDT
Georgeta Radulescu (ORNL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL), Peter Stefanovic (ORNL)
Paper
Decommissioning-Oriented Design of Concrete Bunker in a Medical Cyclotron Facility: A Case Study
1:35–2:00PM PDT
Andrea Pola (Politecnico di Milano), Davide Mazzucconi (Politecnico di Milano), Davide Bortot (Politecnico di Milano), Alessandro Porta (Politecnico di Milano), Stefano Agosteo (Politecnico di Milano)
Radiological Characterization Studies for the CNGS Dismantling
2:00–2:25PM PDT
Claudia Ahdida (CERN), Elzbieta Nowak (CERN), Christelle Saury (CERN), Heinz Vincke (CERN), Helmut Vincke (CERN)
Activation Calculation Using Three-Dimensional Monte Carlo Code in a Pressurized Water Reactor
2:25–2:50PM PDT
Takuma Sugihara (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Tomohiro Ogata (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Kuniaki Konishi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Shozo Komori (Kyushu Electric Power Co.), Yasuaki Inokuchi (Kyushu Electric Power Co.)
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