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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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WIPP improves utility shaft safety, begins infrastructure project
Harrison Western Shaft Sinkers (HWSS), the company drilling a new utility shaft at the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, has retained a safety culture expert following a near-miss accident in the shaft late last year. The safety expert will conduct monthly facilitated discussions with crews working on the shaft to reinforce expectations for identifying concerns regarding unsafe circumstances, according to a recent report by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB).
Technical Session
Friday, April 9, 2021|11:00AM–12:30PM EDT
Session Chair:
Grigorios Delipei (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Ishita Trivedi
Session Organizer:
Edward Chen (NCSU)
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Session Producers:
Samuel Webster (NCSU)
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On-the-Fly Diagnostics for Neutron Noise Measurements with Organic Scintillators
Prashant Shankar (University of Michigan), Sara A. Pozzi (University of Michigan), Shaun D. Clarke (University of Michigan), Michael Hua (University of Michigan)
Paper
Characterization of 3D-Printed Scintillators for Portable Radiation Detection and Discrimination
Hatem Elbidweihy (United States Naval Academy), Brian Jenkins (United States Naval Academy), Steven Yee (United States Naval Academy), Matthew E. Alese (United States Naval Academy)
Development of Hybrid Perovskite Semiconductors for Dual Gamma/Neutron Sensing
Ryan Tan (University of Tennessee), Eric D. Lukosi (University of Tennessee), Bin Hu (University of Tennessee), Mahshid Ahmadi (University of Tennessee), Kate Higgins (University of Tennessee), Bogdan Dryzhakov (University of Tennessee), Jessica Charest (University of Tennessee)
Production of Viscoelastic Gel for Super-Heated Emulsion Neutron Detectors
Angela D. Fulvio (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Michael Carr (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering)
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