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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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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 2
Session Chairs:
Thomas M. Miller
Edna Cardenas (INL)
Session Organizer:
Michael Reichenberger
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Evaluation of Radiation Heating and Damage for the Design of Second Target Station Monolith Inserts
3:15–3:35PM EST
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL), Min-Tsung Kao (ORNL), Tucker C. McClanahan (ORNL), Vitaly Pronskikh (ORNL)
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Analysis of Second Target Station Target Streaming in Support of the Preliminary Design of the Target Assembly
3:35–3:55PM EST
Tucker C. McClanahan (ORNL), Ahmad Ibrahim (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL)
Residual Dose Rate Analysis for the Proton Beam Window Replacement at the Second Target Station
3:55–4:15PM EST
Kristel Ghoos (ORNL), Tucker McClanahan (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL)
Installation of the Neutralization Beam Energy Measurement (NBEM) System at LANSCE
4:15–4:35PM EST
C.E. Taylor (LANL), A.M. Alexander (LANL), E.C. Huang (LANL), M.J. Kay (LANL), C.A. Rohde (LANL), R.T. Thornton (LANL), H. Xu (LANL), H.L. Andrews (LANL)
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