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2020 ANS Virtual Winter Meeting
November 16–19, 2020
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Missouri S&T’s nuclear engineering program gains department status
Missouri S&T’s pool-type nuclear reactor. Photo: Sam O’Keefe/Missouri S&T
Sixty years ago, the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), then known as the University of Missouri at Rolla, was one of the first U.S. institutions to offer a nuclear engineering degree. Now, decades after it was offered as an option within metallurgical engineering, Missouri S&T’s nuclear program has attained new status as the Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science Department, the university announced on October 20.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by IRD
Monday, November 16, 2020|12:00–2:10PM (1:00–3:10PM EST)
The session will be available to join at 11:30AM (12:30PM EST).
Session Chair:
Lin-Wen Hu (MIT)
James Bowen (PNNL)
Session Organizer:
Radioisotopes produced from nuclear reactors and accelerators are widely used for medical diagnostics and cancer therapy. For example, Tc-99m (decay product of Mo-99) is used in more than 80% of nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures. I-131 is widely used to treat thyroid cancer and applications of Lu-177 have increased in recent years for targeted therapy. This panel session will feature the following speakers to discuss the advancement and status of domestic production and applications of medical isotopes: 1) Peter J. Karcz: NNSA’s Mo-99 Program: Accelerating Reliable, Non-HEU Mo-99 Production Capabilities in the U.S., 2) Greg Piefer: Progress at SHINE Medical in Commercializing Mo-99 and Lu-177 for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications, 3) Ira Goldman: Achieving Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes, 4) Les Foyto: MURR’s Role in Supplying Isotopes for Research and Patient Care, and 5) Jon Neuhoff: DOE Production of Radioisotopes for Medical Research, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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