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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Urenco USA feeds UF6 into new U.S. commercial enrichment cascade
Urenco USA has initiated production of enriched uranium in its newest gas centrifuge enrichment cascade—the first in a planned expansion of its Eunice, N.M., facility announced in July 2023. When the expansion is complete, early in 2027, the site will have increased its capacity by about 15 percent, adding about 700,000 separative work units (SWU) per year, the company said May 19.
Technical Session
Tuesday, September 27, 2022|10:00AM–12:05PM PDT|Seaport
Session Chair:
Heinz Vincke (CERN)
Alternate Chair:
Shaheen Dewji (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Study on Optimum Thickness of Iron Shield for Medical Electron Linac of Energy is up to 25 MeV
10:00–10:25AM PDT
Koji Oishi (Japan Environment Research Co.), Kazuaki Kosako (Shimizu Corp.), Takashi Nakamura (Tohoku Univ., Emeritus)
Paper
Influence of Differences in Model Parameters Observed in Europe and Japan, on the Effective Dose Predicted by the European Model for Inhabited Areas (ERMIN)
10:25–10:50AM PDT
Jun Hirouchi (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Thomas Charnock (UK Health Security Agency)
Assessment of Radiation Dose of Mobile Computed Tomography in Intensive Care Units
10:50–11:15AM PDT
Eunhye Kim (Korea Univ.), Hyemin Park (Korea Univ.), Jungmin Kim (Korea Univ.)
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Few-View CT Image Reconstruction via Least-Squares Problem: Minimizing the Backward Error With LSMB
11:15–11:40AM PDT
M. Chillarón (Univ. Politècnica de València), V. Vidal (Univ. Politècnica de València), G. Verdu (Univ. Politècnica de València)
Operational Radiation Protection Challenges at MEDICIS, a CERN Facility for the Production of Non-Conventional Isotopes for Medical Research
11:40AM–12:05PM PDT
Fabio Pozzi (CERN), Elodie Aubert (CERN), Pierre Carbonez (CERN), Alexandre Dorsival (CERN), Charlotte Duchemin (CERN), Siria Medici (CERN), Thierry Stora (CERN), Heinz Vincke (CERN)
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