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ANS webinar looks at radiation studies and living near nuclear plants
In February, a study published in Nature Communications found a correlation between proximity to nuclear power plants and rates of cancer mortality. While the authors acknowledged that causation could not be established, they nonetheless said that calculations supported evidence of 115,586 “cancer deaths attributable to nuclear power plants proximity.”
On its release, this study garnered significant media attention—sparking worry among the public and immediate pushback from radiation experts. ANS recently hosted a webinar taking a deeper look at what that study (and other similar proximity studies) got wrong, the science behind what we do and do not know, and why these conversations matter.
Technical Session|Radiation Detection and Imaging
Saturday, April 6, 2024|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Leonhard Building Room 103
Session Chair:
Aamer A. Bashir (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Caroline Ishak (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Energy Resolution of Scintillation Radiation Detectors for Modeling Applications
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Tyrell B. Simmons (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Tyrese Whitehead (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Aristidis Loumis-Demetrakopoulos (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Paper
Interpolation of Fast Pulses Using Tapered-Sinc Convolution on Varying Readout Methods
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Kimberly Meagher (Univ. Michigan), Tessa E. Maurer (Univ. Michigan), Shaun D. Clarke (Univ. Michigan), Sara A. Pozzi (Univ. Michigan)
Automation of Bias Creation Based on Temperature and Dose for Scatterable Radiation Monitoring
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Liam P. Waldron (U.S. Military Academy)
Machine Learning Methods to Differentiate Between HALEU and HEU Spectra
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Aristidis Loumis-Demetrakopoulos (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Tyrell B. Simmons (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Tyrese Whitehead (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
