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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Longboat 1
Session Chairs:
Vaibhav Sinha (OSU)
Lawrence Heilbronn (UTK)
Session Organizer:
Mathieu Dupont
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Dose and Shielding Challenges within Sellafield Ltd Alpha Facilities
10:00–10:20AM EST
Erin Wilson (Sellafield), Frances Yates (Sellafield)
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Wasted Nuclear Products
10:20–10:40AM EST
Patrick Hartwell (NCSU), Robert Hayes (NCSU)
Effective Communication of Radiological Risk
10:40–11:00AM EST
Melody G. Polk (NCSU), Robert B. Hayes (NCSU)
Assessment of Radiation Dose to Newborns in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
11:00–11:20AM EST
Nada A. Alomairy (Jazan Univ.)
A Monte Carlo-Based Path Tracing Framework for Voxelized Domains
11:20–11:40AM EST
Istiak Ahmad (Kansas State), Steven Eckels (Kansas State), Amir A. Bahadori (Kansas State)
