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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE secretary and New York congressman call for reopening of Indian Point
Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.) at the site of the closed Indian Point nuclear power plant on Friday, March 6, as Lawler called for the reopening of the facility. He emphasized that the shutdown of the plant in 2021 has led to higher electricity costs for the people of New York state and increased strain on the state’s electric grid.
Technical Session|Nuclear Nonproliferation, Safeguards, & Security
Friday, April 17, 2026|10:45–11:45AM CDT|RUDR 402
Session Chair:
Axel Batres (Texas A&M University)
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Identifying Fission Products from 252Cf by Utilizing Gamma-Gamma Coincidence Spectrometry and Advanced Analysis Techniques
10:45–11:05AM CDT
Jason Scott (Department of Nuclear Engineering), Pearl Smith, Andrew Strama, Charles M. Folden (Texas A&M University), Farheen Naqvi
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Nuclear Forensic Analyses Applied to an Aged Historical 243Am Source
11:05–11:25AM CDT
Isaac W. Haynes (Texas A&M University), Charles M. Folden (Texas A&M University)
MCNP Microcalorimetry Model Validation using Ba-133
11:25–11:45AM CDT
James T. Cahill (Virginia Commonwealth University), Cameron Wojtowicz (University of Florida), Patience Obasi (Virginia Commonwealth University), Katherine A. Schreiber (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Rico Schoenemann (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Daniel McNeel (Los Alamos National Laboratory ), Kyle C. Hartig (University of Florida), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth University)
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