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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Securing the advanced reactor fleet
Physical protection accounts for a significant portion of a nuclear power plant’s operational costs. As the U.S. moves toward smaller and safer advanced reactors, similar protection strategies could prove cost prohibitive. For tomorrow’s small modular reactors and microreactors, security costs must remain appropriate to the size of the reactor for economical operation.
Technical Session|Radioisotope Power Systems
Wednesday, May 8, 2024|1:00–2:40PM MDT|Sweeney A
Session Chair:
Elizabeth Bluhm
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Alternate Chair:
Adam Parkison (ORNL)
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Conceptual Spacer Design for the ATR GEN I Target for Pu-238 Production in the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory
1:00–1:25PM MDT
Jill Mitchell (INL)
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Process Improvement for Pu-238 Production at Idaho National Laboratory
1:25–1:50PM MDT
William S. Green (INL), Andrew J. Zillmer (INL), Jill R. Mitchell (INL), Erik Rosvall (INL), Brittany Grayson (INL), Austen D. Fradeneck (INL), Kevin M. Geddes (INL), Randel Paulsen (INL), Justin D. Lower (INL)
Pu-238 Production Progress at Idaho National Laboratory from December 2022 to December 2023
1:50–2:15PM MDT
William S. Green (INL), Andrew J. Zillmer (INL), Jill R. Mitchell (INL), Erik Rosvall (INL), Brittany J. Grayson (INL), Ryan L. Marlow (INL), Austen D. Fradeneck (INL), Jonathan K. Foster (INL), Kevin M. Geddes (INL), Mark A. Hill (INL), Paul F. O'Donnell Jr. (INL)
Processing of Tritium Sources from Surface to Space
2:15–2:40PM MDT
Krystine Pimentel (City Labs), Peter Cabauy (City Labs), Jesse Grant (City Labs), Mark Stone (City Labs), Thomas E. Adams (Naval Surface Warfare Center)
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