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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC news roundup
Here’s a look at some recent announcements from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Summer SLR: The NRC this month published its final environmental impact statement for Summer Unit 1’s subsequent license renewal application. Dubbed a supplemental EIS, the report is an important step in determining if Dominion Energy can continue operating its 966-MWe Westinghouse pressurized water reactor unit for an additional 20 years beyond August 6, 2042, the current end of its license.
Technical Session|Radiation Protection and Medical Physics
Friday, April 5, 2024|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Engineering Design and Innovation Building Room 326
Session Chair:
David Reger (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Aaron Fjeldsted (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Molten Salt Reactor Shielding Analyses Using SCALE/MAVRIC Sequence with Continuous Energy and Multigroup Cross Sections
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Rakim Hirji (Georgia Tech), Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Tech)
Paper
Graphite-Moderated Subcritical Assembly Shielding with Borated High Density Polyethylene
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Jeremiah D. Phillips (U.S. Military Academy), Kayden Eckman (U.S. Military Academy), Aaron W. Calhoun (U.S. Military Academy), Caleb J. Lagestee (U.S. Military Academy)
Radiation Shielding Efficiency of Super-Hard Tungsten Tetraboride (WB4) Nanoparticle-Reinforced Epoxy Composites
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Furkan Erdogan (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Modeling the Radiation Shielding Effectiveness of Hafnium Diboride Reinforced Epoxy Composites Using MCNP
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Randolph L. Snook (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Furkan N. Erdogan (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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