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Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case
The State of Texas has not one but two ongoing federal court challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that could, if successful, turn decades of NRC regulations, precedent, and case law on its head.
Technical Session
Tuesday, July 23, 2024|3:15–5:05PM CDT|Senate A/B
Session Chair:
Thomas Fuerst
Alternate Chair:
Sara Ferry (Massachussets Institute of Technology)
Session Organizer:
Paul P. Wilson
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Neutronics of the LIBRA Project
3:15–3:40PM CDT
S. Segantin (MIT), C.S. Dunn (MIT), E. Edwards (MIT), J.L. Ball (MIT), R. Delaporte-Mathurin (MIT), S.E. Ferry (MIT), N. Goles (MIT), E. Lamere (MIT), A.T. Lanzrath (MIT), R. Leccacorvi (MIT), S. Meschini (MIT), E.E. Peterson (MIT), R.F. Vieira (MIT), D.G. Whyte (MIT), W. Zhou (MIT), K.B. Woller (MIT)
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Conceptual Design of the Fusion Fuel Cycle Facility UNITY-2
3:40–4:05PM CDT
C. Baus (Kyoto Fusioneering), T. Whitehorne (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), Y. Kume (Kyoto Fusioneering), M. King (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), Y. Matsunaga (Kyoto Fusioneering), H. Boniface (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), J. McGrady (Kyoto Fusioneering), S. Strikwerda (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), S. Lee (Kyoto Fusioneering), A. Motamed Dashliborun (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), Jonas Schwenzer (Kyoto Fusioneering), D. Ryland (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), T. Teichmann (Kyoto Fusioneering), S. Suppiah (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), S. Konishi (Kyoto Fusioneering), I. Castillo (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory)
Overview of Fusion Safety Program
4:05–4:25PM CDT
M. Shimada (INL), C.N. Taylor (INL), T.F. Fuerst (INL), A.A. Riet (INL), M.D. Eklund (INL), H. Gietl (INL), L.S. Loftus (INL), P. Calderoni (INL)
Cataloging Legacy Data from the Tritium Systems Test Assembly (TSTA) Program
4:25–4:45PM CDT
Vicky Lizardi-Lobb (LANL), Victoria Hypes-Mayfield (LANL), David Dogruel (LANL), William Kubic (LANL), Joseph H. Dumont (LANL)
Parametric Study of Tritium Breeding Capabilities with an Accelerator-Driven Gas Target D-T Neutron Source
4:45–5:05PM CDT
Lucas Jacobson (SHINE Technologies), Ross Radel (SHINE Technologies)
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