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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE meeting focuses on Marshall Islands’ legacy activity
The Department of Energy Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHSS) held its annual meeting this month with the government of the Marshall Islands. The two-and-a-half-day meeting, in Honolulu, Hawaii, focused on ongoing cooperative efforts and programs related to the legacy of U.S. nuclear weapons testing from the 1940s and 1950s. The United States began cleanup operations on the islands in the 1970s.
Technical Session
Monday, September 26, 2022|3:45–5:50PM PDT|Grand Pacific D
Session Chair:
Tanja Goričanec (Jožef Stefan Institute)
Alternate Chair:
Pedro Vaz (Tecnico Lisboa)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Study on Effects of Pressurizer Cutting Scenario of Pressurizer in Pressurized Water Reactor
3:45–4:10PM PDT
Hak Yun Lee (Chosun Univ.), Min Ho Lee (Chosun Univ.), Sun il Kim (Chosun Univ.), Jong Soon Song (Chosun Univ.)
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Dosimetry for Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants
4:10–4:35PM PDT
Reuven Rachamin (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Joerg Konheiser (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Astrid Barkleit (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Marcus Seidl (PreussenElektra)
Assessment of Waste Form Acceptance Criteria for Phosphate-Based Geopolymer Waste Form to Immobilize Radioactive Borate Waste
4:35–5:00PM PDT
Byoungkwan Kim (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology), Jaehyuk Kang (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology), Younglim Shin (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology), Wooyong Um (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology)
Study of Activation in Fuel Assemblies for Decommissioning Tasks Optimization
5:00–5:25PM PDT
E. Jabaloyas (Univ. Politècnica de València), J. Ródenas (Univ. Politècnica de València), A. Querol (Florida Univ.), G. Verdu (Univ. Politècnica de València)
Decommissioning of Steam Reformers -- From Radiological Characterization to a Decommissioning Concept
5:25–5:50PM PDT
Luc Schlömer (WTI), Henning Keller (WTI), Sven Tittelbach (WTI)
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