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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE meeting focuses on Marshall Islands’ legacy activity
The Department of Energy Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHSS) held its annual meeting this month with the government of the Marshall Islands. The two-and-a-half-day meeting, in Honolulu, Hawaii, focused on ongoing cooperative efforts and programs related to the legacy of U.S. nuclear weapons testing from the 1940s and 1950s. The United States began cleanup operations on the islands in the 1970s.
Technical Session
Wednesday, September 17, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Grand Salon AB
Session Chair:
Amy E. van der Vyver
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
John A. Miller
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Domestic and International Consensus Standards for Nuclear Criticality Safety - Overview & Status
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
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Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards: Overview of the Areas Covered by the ANSI/ANS-8 and the ISO/WG8 series
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Michael Prigniau (CEA), Aurélie Bardelay (ASNR), Grégory Caplin (ORANO Projets), Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
Criticality Accident Alarm Systems: Comparison between ISO 7753:2023 and ANSI/ANS-8.3-2022
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Michael Laget (CEA), Matthieu Duluc (Framatome), Adrien Gallozzi-Ulmann (ASNR), Julien Rannou (ASNR)
Comparison of ISO 27468 and ANS 8.27 Standards on Burnup Credit
4:15–4:25PM CDT
Grégory Caplin (ORANO)
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