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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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2023 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 12–15, 2023
Washington, D.C.|Washington Hilton
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Westinghouse, Bechtel sign consortium agreement for first nuclear plant in Poland
Westinghouse Electric Company and engineering, construction, and project management firm Bechtel on September 20 announced the signing of a consortium agreement to partner on the design and construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant.
Panel and Technical Session|Radiation Detection and Imaging
Friday, April 14, 2023|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Student Union 362B
Session Chair:
Kate Joshi (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Bernadette Brezinski (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Isotopes & Radiation Division.
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Development of Metal Halide Perovskites for Use in Radiation Detection
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Owen A. Johnson (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Summary
Soldier Mounted Advanced Radiation Tracking (SMART) Detector Interim Report
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Caleb S. Jeffries (USMA), Joshua Taylor (USMA), Robert Woody (USMA), Mateshan V. Subramaniam (USMA)
Optimizing an Anti-Coincidence Compton Suppression System with GEANT4 Simulations
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Jacob O. Davis (PNNL), Bruce D. Pierson (PNNL), Lawrence R. Greenwood (PNNL)
Implementation and Radiation Analysis of Autonomous Quadreped Inspection Robot
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Tyrell B. Simmons (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Christian M. Pochron (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), George Georgi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Nathan Reyes (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Gian Torres (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Patrick Martin (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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