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Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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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|3:45–5:50PM PDT|Harbor
Session Chair:
Chang-ho Shin (Hanyang Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Kim Tuyet Tran (CEA)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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VR System for Monte Carlo Simulation Codes Using Web Application Software with Commodity Devices
3:45–4:10PM PDT
Seiki Ohnishi (National Maritime Research Institute)
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SDR Calculations Involving Geometry Movement After Shutdown
4:10–4:35PM PDT
Chelsea A. D'Angelo (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Paul P.H. Wilson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Current Status of Discussion for Japanese Shielding Material Standard for Facility Design
4:35–5:00PM PDT
Koichi Okuno (Hazama-Ando Technical Research Institute), Ken-ichi Kimura (Fujita Corp.), Mikihiro Nakata (MHI Nuclear Development Co.), Tomohiro Ogata (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Yukio Sakamoto (Atox Co.), Erina Matsuyama (Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions ), Masahiro Taniguchi (Taisei Corp.), Ken-ichi Tanaka (Institute of Applied Energy), Koji Oishi (Japan Environment Research Co.), Satoshi Takeo (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Satoshi Ishikawa (ITOCHU Techono-Solutions Corp.), Hidenori Kawano (Atox Co.), Masahiro Yoshida (Nuclear Safety Technology Center), Toshio Amano (ITOCHU Techono-Solutions Corp.), Kazuaki Kosako (Shimizu Corp.), Yoshihiro Hirao (National Maritime Research Institute), Toshinobu Maenaka (Takenaka Corp.)
Effect of Photonuclear Reaction on Deep Penetration Problem for Build-Up Coefficient Calculation
5:00–5:25PM PDT
Seiki Ohnishi (National Maritime Research Institute), Fumiyoshi Nobuhara (Tokyo Nuclear Services Co.), Yoshihiro Hirao (National Maritime Research Institute)
Impact of Photo-Neutron Spectrum Shape for Pb(y,xn) on Shielding Design
5:25–5:50PM PDT
Tran Kim Tuyet (SOKENDAI/KEK), Toshiya Sanami (SOKENDAI/KEK), Hirohito Yamazaki (SOKENDAI/KEK)
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