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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|Sponsored by 4. EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (ETWDD)
Tuesday, November 17, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MST|Room 1
Session Chair:
Justin K. Watson (University of Florida)
Alternate Chair:
John Mobley (University of Michigan)
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Building the Maritime Nuclear Workforce
10:00–10:20AM MST
Alex Gomez (CORE POWER (US)), Phillip Malone (CORE POWER), Rory Megginson
Opening the DOE Nuclear Workforce Program to Construction Trades
10:20–10:40AM MST
Bradford M. Arnold (University of Texas at Arlington)
Paper
An OpenMC-Based Digital Twin for Reactor Education and Workforce Development: Lessons from the VR-1 Study Abroad Program
10:40–11:00AM MST
Soha Aslam (The University of Texas at Austin), Ondrej Chvala, Alexander Macris, Kevin T. Clarno (University of Texas at Austin)
Validation Methods in Nuclear Criticality Safety: A DNCSH Hands-On Workshop for License Applications
11:00–11:20AM MST
Walid A. Metwally (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Lindsey Aloisi, Don Algama, Andrew B. Barto (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Justin B. Clarity (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Travis M. Greene (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Ahmed Shama (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)), Alex Shaw (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Larry L. Wetzel, William A. Wieselquist (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Engineering - Leveraging Integration for Next-gen Knowledge (E-LINK) Program Overview
11:20–11:40AM MST
Kimbel Leffew (PanTeXas Deterrence, LLC (PXD))