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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Supreme Court declines to hear case involving St. Louis contamination
The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday declined to hear an appeal from General Atomics subsidiary Cotter Corporation and Commonwealth Edison, an Exelon company, in a case over alleged radioactive contamination in the St. Louis, Mo., area, leaving in place an 8th Circuit Court ruling that allows the plaintiffs’ state-law tort claims to proceed under the federal Price-Anderson Act.
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)