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2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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Westinghouse, Nordion, and PSEG team up to produce Co‑60 in the United States
This past January, Westinghouse Electric Company, Nordion, and PSEG Nuclear formalized agreements to implement newly developed cobalt-60 production technology at Units 1 and 2 of PSEG’s Salem nuclear power plant in New Jersey, with the Co-60 to be supplied to Nordion. Through an ongoing joint initiative, the companies aim to harness U.S. pressurized water reactors to produce a key medical isotope and build the first commercial-scale Co-60 production platform in the United States.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by DESD
Monday, November 10, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|Cardozo
Session Chair:
James J. Byrne
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chairs:
Erhard W. Koehler
Scott Edwards (Core Power (US) Inc.)
The paper presentations in this session will be followed by a short panel led by industry professionals and a group Q&A.
Duncan Worsell
Global Nuclear Security Partners
Wes Deason
Emerald Nuclear
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Preliminary Evaluation of Economic Attractiveness of Nuclear Propulsion for Civilian Maritime Applications
1:00–1:20PM EST
Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Tech), Liam Campbell (Georgia Tech), Paul Vollrath (Georgia Tech), Matthew Christie (Georgia Tech), Ribhu Mukherjee (Georgia Tech)
Paper
Navigating Regulations for Nuclear in Maritime
1:20–1:40PM EST
Meg Dowling (Lloyd's Register), Jez Sims (Lloyd's Register)
