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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|Sponsored by OPD
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|10:15AM–12:00PM EST|Columbia 9
Session Chair:
Ahmed Abdelhameed
Alternate Chair:
Wen-Chi Cheng
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Market informed Technoeconomic Assessment for Nuclear Integrated Hydrogen Production in US Gulf Coast
10:15–10:35AM EST
Wen-Chi Cheng (INL), Nahuel Guaita (INL), Maria Alejandra Herrera d. Reyes (INL), Kathleen P. Sweeney (INL)
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Evaluating the Benefits of Nuclear-Data Center Tight Integration: Enhancing Plant Utilization via Heat-Driven Absorption Cooling
10:35–10:55AM EST
So-Bin Cho (ANL), Md Akhlak Bin Aziz (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Timothy P. Grunloh (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL)
Commissioners' Voting Efficiency at the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
10:55–11:15AM EST
Yue Jiang (The Breakthrough Institute), Adam Stein (The Breakthrough Institute), Deric Tilson (The Breakthrough Institute)
Economic Potential of Nuclear Power for e-Fuels in Transportation Sector
11:15–11:35AM EST
Kwang Hoon Baek (ANL), Ram Vijayagopal (ANL), Amgad Elgowainy (ANL)
Market and Economic Potential of Nuclear Energy for Industrial Applications in U.S.
11:35–11:55AM EST
Adarsh Bafana (ANL), Neeraj Hanumante (ANL), Amgad Elgowainy (ANL)
