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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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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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ANS webinar tackles nuclear waste
A recent American Nuclear Society webinar tackled misconceptions about nuclear waste. Christopher Perfetti, an associate professor of nuclear engineering at the University of New Mexico, presented “The How, Why, and Where of Nuclear Waste,” the latest online event in ANS’s Educator Training offerings.
Technical Session|Advanced Reactors
Tuesday, October 8, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 4
Session Chair:
James A. King (INL)
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Design and Development of the ISHA-1 Capsule for Irradiation Experiment in the INL Advanced Test Reactor
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Lydia V. Mayer (INL), Michael Fanning (INL), Boone Beausoleil (INL)
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Reactor Containment Passive Safety Analysis: Steam Condensation in Presence of Non-Condensable Gas Scaled Experiment and Modeling
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Palash K. Bhowmik (INL), Joshua P. Schlegel (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
MARVEL Microreactor Thermal Hydraulic Design
3:55–4:15PM MDT
C. Parisi (INL), Y. Arafat (Aalo Atomics)
Preliminary Feasibility Assessment of a Naturally Circulating, Small Integral MSR
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Ethan Gunnell (AlphaTech Research Corp.), Andrew W. Larsen (Brigham Young Univ.), Brittney L. Blackwood (AlphaTech Research Corp.), Caden Wilson (AlphaTech Research Corp.), John N. Harb (AlphaTech Research Corp.), John Benson (AlphaTech Research Corp.), Matthew J. Memmott (AlphaTech Research Corp.)
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