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August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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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|Cosponsored by NNPD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Jesse D. Norris (LLNL)
Alternate Chair:
Jesson D. Hutchinson (LANL)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Mich Leana (American Nuclear Society)
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Status of the KRUSTY Benchmark Modeling and Uncertainty Analysis
Jeffrey A. Favorite (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Travis J. Grove (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Rene G. Sanchez (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Kristin N. Smith (Texas A&M University College Station), Theresa E. Cutler (Los Alamos National Laboratory), George E. McKenzie (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Jesson D. Hutchinson (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Fast-Spectrum Critical Assemblies with a Pb-HEU Core Surrounded by a Copper Reflector
George E. McKenzie (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Joetta M. Goda (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Theresa E. Cutler (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Jesson D. Hutchinson (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Kelsey Amundson (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
TEX-HEU: Integral Experiments with Highly Enriched Uranium and Polyethylene
Catherine G. Percher (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Dave P. Heinrichs (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), William J. Zywiec (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Anthony J. Nelson (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Jesse D. Norris (University of California Berkeley)
Update on the Benchmark Analysis of the Jupiter Experiments: Plutonium Moderated by Lead
Jesson D. Hutchinson (Los Alamos National Laboratory), George E. McKenzie (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Theresa E. Cutler (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Joetta M. Goda (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Alexander T. McSpaden (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Critical Unresolved Region Integral Experiment Execution
David K. Hayes (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Rene G. Sanchez (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Joetta M. Goda (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Jesson D. Hutchinson (Los Alamos National Laboratory), George E. McKenzie (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Travis J. Grove (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Theresa E. Cutler (Los Alamos National Laboratory)