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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Sam Altman steps down as Oklo board chair
Advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc. has new leadership for its board of directors as billionaire Sam Altman is stepping down from the position he has held since 2015. The move is meant to open new partnership opportunities with OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, and other artificial intelligence companies.
Technical Session|Detection and Analysis
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|4:20–5:40PM EDT|Colonial Ballroom
Session Chair:
Marisa J. Monreal
Alternate Chair:
Kiel S. Holliday
Session Organizer:
Jason R. Jeffries
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ARIES Nondestructive Assay: 25 Years of Bulk Plutonium Oxide Measurements
4:20–4:40PM EDT
Paige A. Reed (LANL), Mitchell T. Friend (LANL), Tracy Wenz (LANL)
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Actinide-Bearing Microparticles for Nuclear Forensics Applications Using Synchrotron-Based Spectroscopy
4:40–5:00PM EDT
Lorianne Shultz-Johnson (SRNL), Rachel Bergin (SRNL), Dominic Piedmont (SRNL), Mehmet Topsakal (Brookhaven), Andrew Kiss (Brookhaven), Benjamin Manard (ORNL), Brian Ticknor (ORNL), Spencer Scott (SRNL), Simerjeet Gill (Brookhaven), Christopher Barrett (SRNL), Shawna Tazik (SRNL)
Plutonium X-ray Emission Lines
5:00–5:20PM EDT
Rachel Lim (LLNL), Alexander Baker (LLNL), Alexander Ditter (Berkeley Lab), David Shuh (Berkeley Lab), Scott Donald (LLNL), Brandon Chung (LLNL)
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