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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC dockets construction permit for Dow, X-energy SMR
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build an X-energy small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by DESD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
Jay Peters
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Nadia S. Glucksberg
Staff Producer:
Kathy Murdoch (American Nuclear Society)
This session will present case studies of characterization techniques that have allowed for more efficient and cost-effective identification of radiological or chemical disposition of materials in support of decommissioning. Topics may include characterization of building materials, soil, sediment, and groundwater at nuclear power plant and legacy (non-power plant) decommissioning projects.
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