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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Russia withdraws from 25-year-old weapons-grade plutonium agreement
Russia’s lower house of Parliament, the State Duma, approved a measure to withdraw from a 25-year-old agreement with the United States to cut back on the leftover plutonium from Cold War–era nuclear weapons.
Technical Session
Tuesday, September 16, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Grand Salon DE
Session Chair:
Rowan Johnson
Alternate Chair:
Zachariah R. Lemke
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The CAAS-3S Next-Generation Criticality Accident Alarm System
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Meriem Detriche (Mirion Technologies), Sasha Philips (Mirion Technologies), Nicolas Houfflain (Mirion Technologies), Jeff Lagana (Mirion Technologies)
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Criticality Accidents Occurred in Research Reactor Facilities in France
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Fabien Duret (ASNR), Aurélie Bardelay (ASNR), Tristan Adatte (ASNR)
Is there a Potential for a Red Oil Runaway Reaction following a Criticality in Solvent?
3:55–4:05PM CDT
Lindsey Whiteley (Sellafield)
A Proportionate Response to Criticality Emergency Planning for a Novel Operation
4:05–4:15PM CDT
Amy E. van der Vyver (Sellafield)
Immediate Evacuation Zone Determination for the Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility
4:15–4:25PM CDT
Michael Benson (INL)
Hand Portable Multi-Modality Imaging for Rapid Criticality Assessment and Localization
4:25–4:45PM CDT
Justin Ellin (Gamma Reality), Andy Haefner (Gamma Reality), Ryan Pavlovsky (Gamma Reality)
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