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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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In an international industry, regulators cross the border too
Since nuclear physics works the same in Ontario as it does in Tennessee, the industry has been trying to create a reactor that can be deployed on both sides of the border. Now, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission have decided that some of their rulings can cross the border too.
Plenary Session
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|9:00–10:00AM EDT|Colonial Ballroom
Session Chair:
Alex Landa
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Per SöderlindEOS and Materials Theory Group, LLNL
Per Söderlind will introduce the Condensed Matter Physics sessions with a discussion of "Plutonium Explained Within a 5f-Electron Band Picture."
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Plutonium Explained Within a 5f-Electron Band Picture
Per Söderlind (LLNL), Alexander Landa (LLNL), Babak Sadigh (LLNL)
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