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IAEA research project to develop hazard detection for edible insects
This week, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced a new coordinated research project (CRP) to improve understanding of the safety of edible insects and other novel foods and to use nuclear and related technologies to assess risks.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Monday, November 16, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Angela Chambers
Alternate Chair:
Marsha Henley (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Douglas G. Bowen
Staff Producer:
Mich Leana (American Nuclear Society)
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Data Testing of Polyethylene Thermal Scattering Law with New Thermal Epithermal eXperiments (TEX) Plutonium Baseline Benchmark, PU-MET-MIXED-002
Catherine M. Percher (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), David P. Heinrichs (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Soon S. Kim (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Jesse D. Norris (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
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Reference — Percher Presentation
Bayesian Monte Carlo Evaluation Framework for Cross Sections Nuclear Data and Integral Benchmark Experiments
Dorothea Wiarda (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Andrew M. Holcomb (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jesse Brown (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Goran Arbanas (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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S/U Comparison Study with a Focus on USLs
Justin B. Clarity (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kristina Y. Spencer (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Ellen M. Saylor (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Michael E. Rising (Los Alamos National Laboratory), William J. Marshall (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Robert C. Little (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Luiz C. Leal (Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire (IRSN)), Frederic Fernex (Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire (IRSN)), Isabelle Duhamel (Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire (IRSN)), Forrest B. Brown (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Jennifer L. Alwin (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Experiments at Sandia to Measure the Effect of Temperature on Critical Systems
David E. Ames (Sandia National Laboratories), Gary A. Harms (Sandia National Laboratories)