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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.
September 30–October 4, 2018
San Francisco, CA|Hyatt Regency
To make hotel accommodations, go to Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference housing link: Hyatt Regency no later than August 28, 2018. In order to receive the special group discounted rate of $299, mention that you are attending the 2018 Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference. To register for the Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference go to: Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference Registration
Honorary Chair:
Mark T. Peters (Laboratory Director, Idaho National Laboratory)
General Cochairses:
Donald Eggett (President and Principal, Eggett Consulting LLC 2)
Mimi H. Limbach (Managing Partner, Potomac Communications Group)
Program Chair:
Kathy McCarthy (Laboratory Director, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
Technical Program Chair:
Corey McDaniel (Vice President, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
