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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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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|3:45–5:50PM PDT|Seaport
Session Chair:
Madison Andrews (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Douglas Peplow (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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A New Active Fluorescence Dosimeter for Pulsed Photon Radiation
3:45–4:10PM PDT
Albrecht Leuschner (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron), Sven Zander (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron), Taiee Ted Liang (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)
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Comparison of Measurements and MCNP Calculations for Response of an Optical Fiber-Based Gamma Thermometer in the Ohio State University Research Reactor
4:10–4:35PM PDT
Anthony Birri (Ohio State), Joshua Jones (Ohio State), Thomas E. Blue (Ohio State)
Threat Sources for Detection Algorithm Testing Developed with SCALE
4:35–5:00PM PDT
Douglas E. Peplow (ORNL), Daniel E. Archer (ORNL), James M. Ghawaly, Jr. (ORNL), Tenzing H.Y. Joshi (Berkeley Lab), Mark S. Bandstra (Berkeley Lab), Brian J. Quiter (Berkeley Lab)
Detection Algorithm Virtual Testbed for Urban Search with SCALE
5:00–5:25PM PDT
Douglas E. Peplow (ORNL), Daniel E. Archer (ORNL), James M. Ghawaly, Jr. (ORNL), Tenzing H.Y. Joshi (Berkeley Lab), Mark S. Bandstra (Berkeley Lab), Brian J. Quiter (Berkeley Lab), Abigael C. Nachtsheim (LANL)
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