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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 13. NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION POLICY (NNPD)
Tuesday, November 17, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MST|Room 6
Session Chair:
Camille Palmer (Oregon State University)
Alternate Chair:
Thomas E. Hanlon (Y-12 National Security Complex)
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Conceptual Design of an Intrinsic Proliferation Resistance Optimization Methodology for Advanced Reactors and Associated Fuel Cycles
1:00–1:20PM MST
David Chandler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Birdy Phathanapirom, Acacia J. Brunett (Argonne National Laboratory), Rebecca Chamberlin (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Sunil S. Chirayath (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)), Lauren M. Crabtree (University of New Mexico), Riana Guha, Thomas E. Hanlon (Y-12 National Security Complex), Donny Hartanto (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Karen K. Hogue (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Nicholas Hubley, Jay Joshi (Y-12 National Security Complex), Kathryn A. Mummah (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Matthew Paul, Andy Prince, Steve E. Skutnik (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Laura Weeks
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Procedure for Using Intrinsic Proliferation Resistance Assessment Methodology to Evaluate Nuclear Reactor Feature Attributes of Advanced Reactors and Associated Fuel Cycles
1:20–1:40PM MST
Lauren M. Crabtee (Sandia National Laboratories), Matthew Paul (Sandia National Laboratories), Sunil S. Chirayath (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)), Rebecca Chamberlin (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Karen K. Hogue (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Steve E. Skutnik (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Nicholas Hubley (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Louise G. Evans (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jay Joshi (Y-12 National Security Complex), Thomas E. Hanlon (Y-12 National Security Complex), David Chandler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
The 25 Rem Threshold for Reactors: Implications for Security
1:40–2:00PM MST
Benjamin B. Cipiti (Sandia National Laboratories), Chris Faucett
A Comparative Study on Export Control Compliance Program(CP) in Major Countries
2:00–2:20PM MST
HyunsSook Kim (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Hyun-Jo KIM (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Ju-Ang Jung (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Jin-Ha Choi (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Ho-Jin Hwang (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Keun-Hong Min (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Development and Field-Testing of a National Inspection Support Program
2:20–2:40PM MST
jinha Choi (KAERI), Hyun-Jo Kim (KAERI), Byung-Hee Won (KAERI)
