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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Nuclear methods for screwworm eradication
Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced the launch of a coordinated research project focused on a nuclear technique that can tackle the reemergence of New World screwworm (NWS) in Central America, Mexico, and the United States.
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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Attachment — Abstract with LANL coversheet
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)
