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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|Advocacy, Education, & Policy
Friday, April 17, 2026|2:30–3:30PM CDT|RUDR 302
Session Chair:
Peter Halaska
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Federal Partnerships for U.S. Uranium Supply Chain Security
2:30–2:50PM CDT
Bradford M. Arnold (Univ. Texas, Arlington), Quinn A. Arnett (Univ. Texas, Arlington)
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Community Outreach Strategy for Proposed Virginia Research and Education Reactor
2:50–3:10PM CDT
Callie Thomas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Reproducing Inequality: Social Reproduction Theory and Nuclear Fuel Cycle Communities in the United States
3:10–3:30PM CDT
Dhanya Kolisetti (Univ. Michigan), Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan), Riley J. Fisher (Univ. Michigan)
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