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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 3. DECOMMISSIONING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (DESD)
Wednesday, November 18, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MST|Panel Room - Blue
With the decommissioning of the NS Savannah nearing completion and the recent decommissioning of the Sturgis it is time to reflect on Lessons Learned and to look to the future to answer the question is to what to do with Marine Nuclear Propulsion Plants when they reach their end of life.
Jim Byrne
Byrne & Associates
Jonathan Stephens
BWX Technologies, Inc.
Erhard Koehler
MARAD
Aaron Horwood
University of South Carolina
Mayir Mamtimin
American Bureau of Shipping
