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Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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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|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair:
J. Rory Kennedy
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Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Jessie Vazquez (American Nuclear Society)
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Post-Irradiation Examination System Development for Irradiated Optical Components of In-Situ Spectroscopic Sensors
Bryan Morgan (University of Michigan Ann Arbor), Igor Jovanovic (University of Michigan), Paul Marotta (Micro Nuclear LLC), Piyush Sabharwall (Idaho National Laboratory), Milos Burger (University of Michigan), Patrick Skrodzki (University of Michigan)
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Comparative oxidation studies of glassy carbon and nuclear graphite in air
Yaqiao Wu (Boise State University), John Stempien (Idaho National Laboratory), Junhua Jiang (Idaho National Laboratory)
Impact of Ionizing Irradiation on Surface Wettability: Fundamentals and Application in Engineering Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Arunkumar Seshadri (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Eric C. Forrest (Sandia National Laboratories), Bren A. Philips (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Koroush Shirvan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Preparation of U-10Zr Alloys for Irradiation Testing in the Advanced Test Reactor to Enable MARMOT Assessment and Validation
Doug L. Porter (Idaho National Laboratory), Mitchell K. Meyer (Idaho National Laboratory), Karim Ahmed (Texas A&M University), J. K. Jewell (Idaho National Laboratory), Laura Sudderth (Idaho National Laboratory), Moiz I. Butt (Texas A&M University), Sean M. McDeavitt (Texas A&M University)
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