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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Webinar: MC&A and safety in advanced reactors in focus
Towell
Russell
Prasad
The American Nuclear Society’s Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division recently hosted a webinar on updating material control and accounting (MC&A) and security regulations for the evolving field of advanced reactors.
Moderator Shikha Prasad (CEO, Srijan LLC) was joined by two presenters, John Russell and Lester Towell, who looked at how regulations that were historically developed for traditional light water reactors will apply to the next generation of nuclear technology and what changes need to be made.
Technical Session|Environmental Chemistry
Tuesday, September 10, 2024|2:00–3:00PM EDT|Colonial Ballroom
Session Chair:
Nina Huittinen
Alternate Chair:
Kiel S. Holliday
Session Organizer:
Jason R. Jeffries
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Pu Particle Fate and Transport: Deploying Luminescent Tracer Particles in Lab Environments
2:00–2:30PM EDT
Ashley N. Williams (PNNL), Amanda Casella (PNNL), Aaron D. Nicholas (PNNL), Scott E. Muller (PNNL), Neil J. Henson (PNNL), Lance Hubbard (PNNL), Anjelica Bautista (PNNL), Edgar C. Buck (PNNL), Debra S. Barnett (PNNL), Sarah Miley (PNNL), Mercedes DeSmet (PNNL), April J. Carman (PNNL)
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Production and Characterization of NBL Plutonium Isotopic Standards CRM136A, CRM137A, and CRM138A
2:30–3:00PM EDT
Tashi Parsons-Davis (LLNL), Josh Wimpenny (LLNL), Cheng Tarng (LLNL), Cassandra King (LLNL), Roger Henderson (LLNL), Kiel Holliday (LLNL), David Roberts (LLNL), Ross Williams (LLNL), Pete Mason (New Brunswick Laboratory Program Office), Anna Tourville (New Brunswick Laboratory Program Office), Christina Santisi (New Brunswick Laboratory Program Office), Michael Holland (New Brunswick Laboratory Program Office), Robert Watters (New Brunswick Laboratory Program Office)
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