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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|Used Fuel Storage, Transportation, and Re-Use
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|8:20–10:00AM EDT|Adagio/Allegro
Session Chair:
Rose Montgomery (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Rick Shimskey (PNNL)
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Metallography Examination and Hardness Measurements of High-Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel Claddings During Simulated Drying Conditions
8:20–8:45AM EDT
Muhammet Ayanoglu (ORNL), Rose Montgomery (ORNL), Bruce Bevard (ORNL)
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Microscopy Examinations of KKB Special Fuel Rods
8:45–9:10AM EDT
Pia Tejland (Studsvik Nuclear), Joakim K.-H. Karlsson (Studsvik Nuclear), Cecilia Janzon (Studsvik Nuclear), T. Lin (Studsvik Nuclear), Anna-Maria Alvarez (Studsvik Nuclear), Kyle Johnson (Studsvik Nuclear), Radomir Josek (Studsvik Nuclear), Arno Benen (Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy)
