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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
Meeting Spotlight
Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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Orano Med expands its Texas Pb-212 R&D center
Orano Group subsidiary Orano Med, a developer of targeted alpha therapies for oncology, inaugurated the expansion of its main research and development center located in Plano, Texas. The facility is used in the development of radiopharmaceuticals and for conducting preclinical research focused on targeted alpha therapies using lead-212, an alpha-emitting radioisotope that has shown promise in treating various types of cancer.
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10:00–11:40AM CDT
Salon EF (Marriott)|Radioisotope Power Systems
Session Chair: Carl E. Sandifer
SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Session Chair: Mitchell Rodriguez
Panel|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Session Chair: Michael G. Houts
1:00–2:40PM CDT
Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Fission Surface Power
Session Chair: Mark Lefebvre|Alternate Chair: Robert Okojie
Session Chair: David Frate
Session Chair: Jason Cassibry
SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Session Chair: Will Grier
3:15–4:55PM CDT
Session Chair: Tyler Steiner
Session Chair: Allen Guzik
Session Chair: David Manzella
Session Chair: Jarvis Caffrey
Session Chair: Gregory Fedor|Alternate Chair: Mark Lefebvre
Session Chair: Lauren Clayman
Session Chair: Doug Burns
Panel|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Radioisotope Power Systems
Session Chair: June Zakrajsek
Session Chair: Colleen Van Lear
Session Chair: Joel Krakower
Panel|SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Session Chair: Julia E. Cline
Session Chair: Andrea Marchica
Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Session Chair: Kurt Polzin
Session Chair: Tim Duquette
Session Chairs: Chris Whiting, Emily Hsu
Session Chair: Ron S. Faibish
Session Chair: Jason Reynolds|Alternate Chair: Justin Milner
Salon EF (Marriott)|Fission Surface Power
Session Chair: Mark Lefebvre|Alternate Chair: Greg Fedor
Session Chair: George Williams
Session Chair: James Maddox
Session Chair: Michael Schoenfeld|Alternate Chair: Harold Gerrish
Session Chair: Tyler Steiner|Alternate Chair: Robert Okojie
Salon EF (Marriott)|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Session Chair: Elora Kurz
