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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|Harbor
Session Chair:
Chelsea D'Angelo (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Matthew Smith (Kinectrics)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Effect of Shielding Homogenization on Neutronics of ITER EP Plugs
1:10–1:35PM PDT
Bor Kos (ORNL), Michael Messineo (PPPL), Tara Pandya (ORNL), Brian Linn (PPPL), Allan Basile (PPPL)
Paper
Biological Shielding and Neutronics for the ST40 Tokamak
1:35–2:00PM PDT
J.O. Astbury (Tokamak Energy), C. L. Wilson (Tokamak Energy)
Re-Evaluation of Shielding Ability and Induced Radioactivity of KSTAR Facility with Increasing Neutron Yields
2:00–2:25PM PDT
Uk-Jae Lee (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory), Nam-Suk Jung (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory), Hee-Seock Lee (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory), Hee-Soo Kim (National Fusion Research Institute)
An IGES and OFF to MCNP Geometry Processor
2:25–2:50PM PDT
Kyle B. Grammer (ORNL)
Virtual Reality Visualization of Dose Rate Fields for Dose Rate Planning and Optimization Using ADEPT-PSIM
2:50–3:15PM PDT
M. Smith (Kinectrics), D. Parvin (Cavendish Nuclear), M. Nguyen (Kinectrics), E. Heritage (Kinectrics), G. Failla (Silver Fir Software), A. Cooper (Silver Fir Software)
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