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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.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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College students help develop waste-measuring device at Hanford
A partnership between Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) and Washington State University has resulted in the development of a device to measure radioactive and chemical tank waste at the Hanford Site. WRPS is the contractor at Hanford for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management.
Technical Session
Monday, May 16, 2022|3:30–5:15PM EDT|Brighton III/IV
Session Chair:
Christopher M. Perfetti
Alternate Chair:
Zeyun Wu
Session Organizer:
John D. Bess
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Bayesian Estimation of Cross-Section and Errors of Experiment and Calculation for Accurate Prediction of Neutronic Characteristics
Satoshi Takeda (Osaka Univ.), Takanori Kitada (Osaka Univ.)
Paper
On the Characterization of Biases Arising from Methods and Approximations Used for Sensitivity Analyses
A. Jiménez-Carrascosa (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), N. García-Herranz (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), O. Cabellos (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid)
Optimizing Group Structures Using Hierarchical Division
Andrew Till (LANL), Nathan Gibson (LANL), Thomas Saller (LANL)
Analytical Benchmark Solution for 1-D Neutron Transport Coupled with Thermal Conduction and Material Expansion
David P. Griesheimer (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), Gabriel Kooreman (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
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