ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Aug 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
October 2026
Nuclear Technology
September 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2026
Latest News
Center for Used Fuel Research: Building confidence in storage and transport
Used nuclear fuel storage and transportation have reached a critical juncture.
Dozens of utilities need reliable data on how used nuclear fuel performs in dry storage casks and canisters to extend regulatory licenses at sites across the United States. Likewise, the Department of Energy expects to take ownership of the used nuclear fuel—termed “spent nuclear fuel” in the laws and regulations governing its stewardship—and transfer it to one or more federal staging facilities for management and disposition.
Meanwhile, dozens of reactor companies are testing prototypes of advanced reactors and advanced reactor fuels. Eventually, regulators and industry must also verify the safety and security of storage methods for these advanced fuel types.
To help address these challenges, the DOE established the Center for Used Fuel Research (CUFR) in January 2026 for work related to the long-term storage and transport of used nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NNPD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Biscayne 3
Session Chair:
Maggie Arno
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Chris Robinson
The continued development of science, engineering, and technology to support nonproliferation policy is instrumental in allowing states to verify compliance with nonproliferation treaties, providing effective and efficient ways to implement domestic and international nuclear safeguards, and preventing non-state actors from developing nuclear weapons or acquiring weapons-usable nuclear or radiological material, equipment, technology, and expertise. This technical session will focus on new research that supports different aspects of nonproliferation policy.
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Metal-Latticed Collimators for Radiation Portal Monitors
10:00–10:20AM EST
Ethan Wever (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Collin Webb (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), JungHyun Bae (ORNL), Robert Bean (ORNL), Stefano Tognini (ORNL), Paul Cantonwine (ORNL), Alex Enders (ORNL)
Paper
A Comprehensive Data File Format for Radiation Portal Monitors
10:20–10:40AM EST
JungHyun Bae (ORNL), Alexander Enders (ORNL), Charles Massey (IAEA), Jake Livesay (IB3Global), Christopher Blessinger (ORNL)
3D Analysis for Generalized Muon Trajectory Estimation Algorithm
10:40–11:00AM EST
Reshma Ughade (Purdue Univ.), JungHyun Bae (ORNL), Paul Cantonwine (ORNL), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
Comparison of GADRAS and GADRAS-DRF in Support of Arms Control
11:00–11:20AM EST
Tanner Heatherly (Oregon State), Camille Palmer (Oregon State), Odera Dim (Brookhaven)
