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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
Tuesday, September 27, 2022|1:15–3:20PM PDT|Harbor
Session Chair:
Anna Ferrari (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
Alternate Chair:
Kyle Grammer (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Rui Qiu (Tsinghua Univ.)
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Radiation Protection at Laser-Driven Accelerator Facilities: The ELI Beamlines Case
1:15–1:40PM PDT
A. Cimmino (ELI Beamlines), R. Versaci (ELI Beamlines), V. Olšovcová (ELI Beamlines), D. Horváth (ELI Beamlines), B. Lefebvre (ELI Beamlines), V. Stránský (ELI Beamlines), R. Truneček (ELI Beamlines)
Paper
Radiation Field Characterization and Shielding Assessment at Ultra-Intense Laser Facilities
1:40–2:05PM PDT
Anna Ferrari (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Josefine Metzkes-Ng (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Maria Molodtsova (Technische Univ. Dresden), Stephan Kraft (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Thomas E. Cowan (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
Review of Radiation Protection Studies on the X-Ray Generated from Laser-Solid Interactions
2:05–2:30PM PDT
Rui Qiu (Tsinghua Univ.), Shuoyang Wei (Tsinghua Univ.), Honghu Song (Tsinghua Univ.), Hui Zhang (Tsinghua Univ.), Junli Li (Tsinghua Univ.)
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An Active Bremsstrahlung Spectrometer for Bremsstrahlung Photons Generated from Ultra-Short and Ultra-High Laser Facilities
2:30–2:55PM PDT
Honghu Song (Tsinghua Univ.), Rui Qiu (Tsinghua Univ.), Hui Zhang (Tsinghua Univ.), Zhen Wu (Tsinghua Univ.), Junli Li (Tsinghua Univ.)
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