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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)
Monday, November 16, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MST|Room 2
Session Chair:
Amanda S. Leong (Virginia Tech)
Alternate Chair:
Harish Reddy Gadey (Idaho National Laboratory)
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Recent Advancements on a Demonstration for Deep Borehole Disposal
3:15–3:35PM MST
Matt Waples (Deep Isolation), Jesse R. Sloane (Deep Isolation), Jon Tedrick (Deep Isolation), Andrew R. Griffith (Deep Borehole Demonstration Center)
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Cesium Removal from Nuclear Wastewater Using Bentonite-bound Zeolite 13X Monoliths
3:35–3:55PM MST
Zhaohong Xiu (Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus), Chao Ma (Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus)
Sensitivity Analysis of Colloid-Facilitated Radionuclide Transport in Near-Surface Disposal Facility
3:55–4:15PM MST
Jaehoon Byun (FNC Technology), Hyungi Byun (FNC Technology), Minho Lee (FNC Technology)