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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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The U.S. Million Person Study of Low-Dose-Rate Health Effects
There is a critical knowledge gap regarding the health consequences of exposure to radiation received gradually over time. While there is a plethora of studies on the risks of adverse outcomes from both acute and high-dose exposures, including the landmark study of atomic bomb survivors, these are not characteristic of the chronic exposure to low-dose radiation encountered in occupational and public settings. In addition, smaller cohorts have limited numbers leading to reduced statistical power.
Technical Session|Condensed Matter Physics
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|11:00AM–12:30PM EDT|Gold Ballroom
Session Chair:
Alex Landa
Alternate Chair:
Jason R. Jeffries
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Probing Bonding Properties of Pu by High Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy and Computations
11:00–11:30AM EDT
Tonya Vitova (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Bianca Schacherl (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Michelangelo Tagliavini (Heidelberg Univ.), Harry Ramanantoanina (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Hanna Kaufmann (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), David Fellhauer (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Tim Prüßmann (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Karin Popa (European Commission, Joint Research Centre), Olaf Walter (European Commission, Joint Research Centre), Maurits Haverkort (Heidelberg Univ.), Jochen Autschbach (Univ. Buffalo), Paul Bagus (Univ. North Texas)
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Micromechanical Modeling and Experimental Validation of Thermal Strain Accommodation in Two Phase 𝜶 + 𝜹 Plutonium
11:30–11:50AM EDT
Daniel Savage (LANL), Quinton Geller (LANL), Bjorn Clausen (LANL), Travis Carver (LANL), Peter Kenesei (ANL), Jun Sang Park (ANL), Donald Brown (LANL)
Exploring the Local Structures and Temperature Accelerated Aging Effects of Plutonium/Plutonium-Based Materials Using new Facilities, Upgraded Probes, and Uncommon Analysis Techniques
11:50AM–12:10PM EDT
Alexander R. Munoz (LANL), Matthew S. Cook (LANL), Greta L. Chappell (LANL), David C. Arellano (LANL), Derek V. Prada (LANL), Jeremy N. Mitchell (LANL), Eric D. Bauer (LANL), Sarah C. Hernandez (LANL), Neil Harrison (LANL), Paul H. Tobash (LANL), Milinda Abeykoon (Brookhaven), W. Adam Phelan (LANL)
Spin-Orbital-Polarized Density Functional Theory Approach to the Materials Physics of Pu Metal and its Alloys: Theory
12:10–12:30PM EDT
Babak Sadigh (LLNL), Per Soderlind (LLNL), Kyoung E. Kweon (LLNL)
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