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President Trump will arrive in the United Kingdom this week for a state visit that promises to include the usual pomp and ceremony alongside the signing of a landmark new agreement on U.S.-U.K. nuclear collaboration.
September 10–15, 2017
Criticality safety - pushing the boundaries by modernizing and integrating data, methods, and regulations
Carlsbad, NM|Pecos River Village Conference Center
The 2017 Nuclear Criticality Safety Division (NCSD) Topical Meeting will be hosted at the Pecos River Village Conference Center in Carlsbad, NM, September 10-15, 2017. All meeting activities, plenary sessions, technical sessions, tutorials and exhibits will be held at this location (unless otherwise noted). For hotel accommodations, please choose from the three preferred hotels that have special group rates for the conference (go to: http://carlsbadans.com/index.php/travelsectiob/hotels).
Honorary Chair:
Todd Shrader (Manager, DOE Carlsbad Field Office)
General Chair:
Jef Lucchini (Staff Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Program Chair:
Sedat Goluoglu (Professor, University of Florida)
Keynote Speakerses:
Thomas P. McLaughlin (Retiree, Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Calvin Hopper (Retiree, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Robert Wilson (DOE, Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center)
