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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
Standards Program
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NWMO chooses vendors for Canadian repository
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected five companies it is to work with to design and plan the organization’s proposed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. As the owner of the project, the NWMO will be working with WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada, and Kinectrics.
Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Technical Session
Monday, November 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Longboat 1
Session Chairs:
Curtis Brown
Michael Loughlin (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Michael Reichenberger
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Advancing the MCNP Unstructured Mesh Calculations at ORNL's Second Target Station
3:15–3:35PM EST
Lukas Zavorka (ORNL), Kristel Ghoos (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL), Andrew Cooper (Silver Fir Software), Gregory Failla (Silver Fir Software)
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Novel Git-Based Approach for the Management and Development of Complex Radiation Transport Models
3:35–3:55PM EST
M. Fabbri (Fusion For Energy), A. Cubí (ATG Europe)
Management of Nuclear Integration in Fusion Plant Design
3:55–4:15PM EST
Shielding Material Performance in a Spherical Tokamak Power Plant
4:15–4:35PM EST
Kamya Chandrasekhar (Tokamak Energy Ltd), Mayank Rajput (Tokamak Energy Ltd), Christopher L. Wilson (Tokamak Energy Ltd), Gurdeep Singh Kamal (Tokamak Energy Ltd)
Neutronics Analysis and Shielding Optimization for Conceptual Design of IBTF TC Pipelines
4:35–4:55PM EST
Jisoo Bok (Hanyang Univ.), Chang Ho Shin (Hanyang Univ.), Ser Gi Hong (Hanyang Univ.), Do Hyun Kim (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy), Hyoseong Gwon (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy)
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