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Division Spotlight
Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
Meeting Spotlight
ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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Argonne scientists use AI to detect hidden defects in stainless steel
Imagine you’re constructing a bridge or designing an airplane, and everything appears flawless on the outside. However, microscopic flaws beneath the surface could weaken the entire structure over time.
These hidden defects can be difficult to detect with traditional inspection methods, but a new technology developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is changing that. Using artificial intelligence and advanced imaging techniques, researchers have developed a method to reveal these tiny flaws before they become critical problems.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Labrid A/B
Session Chair:
Gerard Jackson
Alternate Chair:
Leah Squires (INL)
Session Organizers:
Harish Reddy Gadey
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A Historical Review of the Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel Through 2021
3:15–3:35PM EST
Kevin J. Connolly (ORNL)
Paper
Open-Source Reactor-to-Repository Python Framework for Evaluating Spent Nuclear Fuel from Advanced Nuclear Reactors
3:35–3:55PM EST
Haruko Wainwright (MIT), Chloe Christiaen (Ecole Polytechnique), Milos I. Atz (Ultra Safe Nuclear), John Sebastian Tchakerian (MIT), Jiankai Yu (MIT), Gavin K. Ridley (MIT), Krishna Sunder (Univ. Chicago), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Potential Burnup Indicator Identification Based on Power History Decomposition
3:55–4:15PM EST
Shiming Yin (Purdue Univ.), Tarikul Islam (Purdue Univ.), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Germina Procop (ORNL), Hany Abdel-Khalik (Purdue Univ.)
Update on Parallel Process Execution in the Next Generation System Analysis Model
4:15–4:35PM EST
H. Gadey (INL), R. Joseph (INL), B. Gutherman (Gutherman Technical Services), L. Vander Wal (ANL)
Presented by Kaushik Banerjee (INL)
Attachment — Kaushik Banerjee
Community Comments and Social Media Interactions as a Basis for Informing Consent-Based Siting of Spent Nuclear Fuel Facilities
4:35–4:55PM EST
Matthew S. Weber (Rutgers Univ.), Rachel Acosta (Rutgers Univ.), Megan Harkema (Vanderbilt Univ.), Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.)
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