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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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WIPP improves utility shaft safety, begins infrastructure project
Harrison Western Shaft Sinkers (HWSS), the company drilling a new utility shaft at the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, has retained a safety culture expert following a near-miss accident in the shaft late last year. The safety expert will conduct monthly facilitated discussions with crews working on the shaft to reinforce expectations for identifying concerns regarding unsafe circumstances, according to a recent report by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB).
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair:
Colby B. Jensen
Alternate Chair:
Vincenzo V. Rondinella
Session Organizer:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Daryl Rizzo (American Nuclear Society)
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Post-Irradiation Examination Supporting the Transformational Challenge Reactor
Annabelle Le Coq (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kurt A. Terrani (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jesse W. Werden (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Xunxiang Hu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Thak Sang Byun (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kory Linton (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Microstructural Characterization of U-Mo Dispersion Fuel Using Automated Image Processing
Adam B. Robinson (Idaho National Laboratory), Meimei Li (Argonne National Lab), Wei-Ying Chen (Argonne National Lab), Dennis D. Keiser (Idaho National Laboratory), Abdellatif M. Yacout (Argonne National Laboratory), Gerard L. Hofman (Argonne National Laboratory), Laura M. Jamison (Argonne National Laboratory), Bei Ye (Argonne National Laboratory), Zhi-Gang Mei (Argonne National Laboratory)
Post-Irradiation Examination of 3D-Printed SiC
Kurt A. Terrani (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Thak S. Byun (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Yanwen Zhang (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Chad M. Parish (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Takaaki Koyanagi (ORNL), Hsin Wang (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Timothy G. Lach (ORNL)
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