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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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WIPP: Lessons in transportation safety
As part of a future consent-based approach by the federal government to site new deep geologic repositories for nuclear waste, local communities and states that are considering hosting such facilities are sure to have many questions. Currently, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is the only example of such a repository in operation, and it offers the opportunity for state and local officials to visit and judge for themselves the risks and benefits of hosting a similar facility. But its history can also provide lessons for these officials, particularly the political process leading up to the opening of WIPP, the safety of WIPP operations and transportation of waste from generator facilities to the site, and the economic impacts the project has had on the local area of Carlsbad, as well as the rest of the state of New Mexico.
Technical Session
Thursday, May 19, 2022|8:00–9:45AM EDT|Brighton III/IV
Session Chair:
Carlo Fiorina (EPFL)
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Recent Developments in the OpenMC Monte Carlo Particle Transport Code
Paul K. Romano (ANL), Patrick C. Shriwise (ANL), Sterling M. Harper (TerraPower), Andrew E. Johnson (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Amanda L. Lund (ANL), Jingang Liang (Tsinghua Univ.), John R. Tramm (ANL), Andrew Davis (Culham Centre for Fusion Energy), Daniel Short (Culham Centre for Fusion Energy), Younghui Park (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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Automatic Conversion of MCNP Geometries to TRIPOLI-4®
Davide Mancusi (CEA)
Verification of OpenMC Neutronic Code for Transuranic Waste Incineration in Reduced Moderation Boiling Water Reactor
Sivakorn Sansawas (King Mongkut's Univ. Technology Thonburi), Saksorn Ruangtanusak (King Mongkut's Univ. Technology Thonburi), Yanin Sukjai (King Mongkut's Univ. Technology Thonburi)
Pre-Release Validation Database for the Multi-Dimensional Fuel Performance Code OFFBEAT
A. Scolaro (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), C. Fiorina (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), I. Clifford (Paul Scherrer Institute), E. Brunetto (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), A. Pautz (Paul Scherrer Institute)
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