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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DTRA’s advancements in nuclear and radiological detection
A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
Technical Session
Saturday, April 10, 2021|2:00–3:30PM EDT
Session Chair:
Chaitee Godbole (NC State Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Ishita Trivedi
Session Organizer:
Edward Chen (NC State Univ.)
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Session Producers:
Joshua Hoffman (Univ. of Ill., Urbana-Champaign)
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Monte Carlo Modeling for a High-Resolution Perovskite Gamma Detector using GEANT4
Charles Han (University of Nevada Las Vegas), Alexander Barzilov (University of Nevada Las Vegas)
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Detection of Neutrons from PuBe, AmBe, and Cf-252 Isotope Sources using Tensioned Metastable Fluid Detectors
Catalin A. Harabagiu (Purdue University), Stepan Ozerov (Purdue University), Nathan Boyle (Purdue University), Mitchell P. Hemesath (Purdue University), Rusi Taleyarkhan (Purdue University)
Radiological Consequence Analysis of a Microreactor via the Gaussian Plume Model in a Hypothetical Catastrophic Accident Scenario
Nick Joslin (North Carolina State University), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (North Carolina State University)
Demonstration of NanoTritium Betavoltaic Power System Delivery
Darrell S. Cheu (Purdue University), Thomas E. Adams (Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division), Shripad T. Revankar (Purdue University)
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