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2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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Westinghouse, Nordion, and PSEG team up to produce Co‑60 in the United States
This past January, Westinghouse Electric Company, Nordion, and PSEG Nuclear formalized agreements to implement newly developed cobalt-60 production technology at Units 1 and 2 of PSEG’s Salem nuclear power plant in New Jersey, with the Co-60 to be supplied to Nordion. Through an ongoing joint initiative, the companies aim to harness U.S. pressurized water reactors to produce a key medical isotope and build the first commercial-scale Co-60 production platform in the United States.
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|1:15–3:05PM CDT|Madison Ballroom
Session Chair:
Fernando Arranz
Alternate Chair:
Lane B. Carasik
Session Organizer:
Iole Palermo
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Design Analysis and Optimization of Helium-Cooled Pipe Under High Heat Flux: The Adjoint Method Application in CFD Simulation
1:15–1:40PM CDT
Ying Xu (ORNL), Cody S. Wiggins (ORNL), Monica Gehrig (ORNL)
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Thermal and Nuclear Analysis of FLiBe Tritium Breeding Blanket First Wall
1:40–2:05PM CDT
M.L. Gehrig (ORNL), P.W. Humrickhouse (ORNL)
Investigation of Relevant Accident Scenarios of a FLiBe Based Liquid Immersion Blanket System Using SAM
2:05–2:25PM CDT
Trevor C. Franklin (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
CFD Simulations of Twisted Tape Inserts under One-Side Heated Conditions for Liquid Immersion Blankets
2:25–2:45PM CDT
Sierra A. Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)