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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 5. FUEL CYCLE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT (FCWMD)
Tuesday, November 17, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MST|Room 2
Session Chair:
Michael S. Smith
Alternate Chair:
JungHyun Bae (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
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Investigation of Iodine Speciation in FLinaK with the MSD-TC and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
1:00–1:20PM MST
Nicholas A. Poole (Texas A&M University), Ayman I. Hawari (Texas A&M University)
Paper
Characterization of Passivating Anode Films Formed During the Electrolytic Oxide Reduction of Used Nuclear Fuel
1:20–1:40PM MST
Ranon G. Fuller (Idaho National Laboratory), Craig Moore (Idaho National Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno), Steven D. Herrmann (Idaho National Laboratory), Aditya Moudgal (Idaho National Laboratory)
A Graphical User Interface for Interactive Visualization and Estimation of Molten Salt Thermophysical Properties
1:40–2:00PM MST
Kyoung Lee (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Anthony Birri (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Shane Henderson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Nicholas Termini (Oak Ridge National Lab)
Overview of the Advanced Reactor Technology-Molten Salt Reactor Program
2:00–2:20PM MST
Patricia D. Paviet (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Development and Data Generation for the MSR Molten Salt Database – Thermochemical (MSD-TC)
2:20–2:40PM MST
Juliano Schorne-Pinto (University of South Carolina), Theodore M. Besmann (University of South Carolina), Jorge Paz Soldan Palma (University of South Carolina), Aiswarya Padinhare Manissery (University of South Carolina), Ronald E. Booth (University of South Carolina), Pandu Wisesa (University of South Carolina), Jack Wilson (University of South Carolina), Zachary Gardiner (University of South Carolina), Annabelle Husek (University of South Carolina), Lianna Eaton (University of South Carolina), Emma Baker (University of South Carolina), Krupa Jagadish (University of South Carolina)