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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Panelists discuss U.S. path to criticality in ANS webinar
The American Nuclear Society recently hosted a panel discussion featuring prominent figures from the nuclear sector who discussed the industry’s ongoing push for criticality.
Yasir Arafat, chief technical officer of Aalo Atomics; Jordan Bramble, CEO of Antares Nuclear; and Rita Baranwal, chief nuclear officer of Radiant Industries, participated in the discussion and covered their recent progress in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program. Nader Satvat, director of nuclear systems design at Kairos Power, gave an update on the company’s ongoing demonstration projects taking place outside of the landscape of DOE authorization.
Technical Session|Radiation Protection and Medical Physics
Saturday, April 5, 2025|10:35–11:55AM MDT|Gran Quivera 2
Session Chair:
Sydney A. Dowben
Alternate Chair:
Alexandria S. Ragsdale
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Non-Destructive Analysis of a Commercial Rubber-Based Shielding Composite
10:35–10:55AM MDT
Nuvin Bazid (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Furkan Erdogan (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos Blank (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Experimental and Computational Approaches to Gamma Dose Estimation and Buildup
10:55–11:15AM MDT
Colin Rotzler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
MCNP6.3-computed Neutron DCC in ICRP145 MRCPs
11:15–11:35AM MDT
Ursula S. Wise (U.S. Naval Academy), Stephen McHale (U.S. Naval Academy)
An Investigation of the Radiosynthetic Capabilities of Fungi and Implications for Radiation Protection
11:35–11:55AM MDT
Anastasia Kaurova (Oregon State), Rayan Holmes (Oregon State)
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