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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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3D Printing Possibilities: Additive Manufacturing Impact Limiters for Transportation Casks
With the significant advances in additive manufacturing (AM), otherwise known as 3D printing, Orano Federal Services and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte recently re-examined the capabilities to print impact limiters for transportation casks used to ship spent nuclear fuel. Impact limiters protect transportation casks (sometimes also referred to as transportation overpacks) and their contents during an accident. Impact limiter designs must withstand testing based on a certain significance level of hypothetical accidents, including drops, crushing, fires, and immersion in water.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Monday, November 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Fantail
Session Chair:
Michael Cartwright (Y-12)
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin Martin
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Improved Solid Angle Formulas for use in Criticality Hand Calculations
1:00–1:20PM EST
Jeffrey A. Favorite (LANL)
Paper
Bias and Bias Uncertainty for High-Burnup and Extended Enrichment Fuels in Criticality Safety Analyses Validation Studies
1:20–1:40PM EST
A. Lang (ORNL), M.N. Dupont (ORNL), A.M. Shaw (ORNL), W.A. Metwally (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL), C. Celik (ORNL), V. Karriem (ORNL), L. Reed Fassino (ORNL)
What is a Criticality Safety Officer at Savannah River Site
1:40–2:00PM EST
Tracy E. Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
CAAS Detectability and Source Term Considerations
2:00–2:20PM EST
Timothy Jackson (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Standardized Criticality Safety Limits in Decommissioning Support at Los Alamos
2:20–2:40PM EST
Trevor Stewart (LANL)
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