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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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What’s the most difficult question you’ve been asked as a maintenance instructor?
Blye Widmar
"Where are the prints?!"
This was the final question in an onslaught of verbal feedback, comments, and critiques I received from my students back in 2019. I had two years of instructor experience and was teaching a class that had been meticulously rehearsed in preparation for an accreditation visit. I knew the training material well and transferred that knowledge effectively enough for all the students to pass the class. As we wrapped up, I asked the students how they felt about my first big system-level class, and they did not hold back.
“Why was the exam from memory when we don’t work from memory in the plant?” “Why didn’t we refer to the vendor documents?” “Why didn’t we practice more on the mock-up?” And so on.
Panel and Technical Session|Radiation Detection and Imaging
Friday, April 14, 2023|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Student Union 362B
Session Chair:
Christian Young (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Kate Joshi (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Isotopes & Radiation Divison.
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Pulsed Source Water Activation Benchmark Experiment
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Dalton Lonker (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), Cole N. Fritsch (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), Harrison Huegen (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), Mason D. Phillips (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), Stephen Pucci (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville)
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Covert Radiation Anomaly Bomb Sensor System Design and Testing
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Mary E. Brackett (US Naval Academy), Douglas Gologorsky (US Naval Academy), Matthew Niichel (US Naval Academy), Brant L. Purcell (US Naval Academy), Ben Werve (US Naval Academy)
Optimization of Radiolabeling for Positron Emission Particle Tracking Experiments
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Jerel W. Houston (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Arturo Cabral (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Adam Mafi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Cody S. Wiggins (ORNL), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
USMA RADBOT ANS 2023 Student Conference Summary
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Quinn Binney (USMA), Connor Fay (USMA), Isaac Marret (USMA), Elijah Strange (USMA)
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