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2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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Westinghouse, Nordion, and PSEG team up to produce Co‑60 in the United States
This past January, Westinghouse Electric Company, Nordion, and PSEG Nuclear formalized agreements to implement newly developed cobalt-60 production technology at Units 1 and 2 of PSEG’s Salem nuclear power plant in New Jersey, with the Co-60 to be supplied to Nordion. Through an ongoing joint initiative, the companies aim to harness U.S. pressurized water reactors to produce a key medical isotope and build the first commercial-scale Co-60 production platform in the United States.
Technical Session|Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Monday, September 9, 2024|3:00–3:50PM EDT|Gold Ballroom
Session Chair:
Krzysztof Gofryk
Alternate Chair:
Jason R. Jeffries
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Modelling the Potential for Molten Salt Reactors to Balance Plutonium and Minor Actinides in the UK Fuel Cycle
3:00–3:30PM EDT
Robert Mossop (National Nuclear Laboratory), Mike Edmondson (National Nuclear Laboratory), Owen Heaton (National Nuclear Laboratory)
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35Cl Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Actinide Chlorides
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Marisa Monreal (LANL), Adam Altenhof (LANL), Karla Erickson (LANL), Harris Mason (LANL)
