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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
Thursday, November 19, 2020|12:15–2:00PM EST
Session Chair:
John D. Bess
Alternate Chair:
William M. Cook
Session Organizer:
Vladimir Sobes
Staff Producer:
Mich Leana (American Nuclear Society)
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The 2020 Edition of the ICSBEP Handbook
John D. Bess (Idaho National Laboratory), Lori Scott (NCSP), Ian P. Hill (Nuclear Energy Agency/OECD), Tatiana Ivanova (OECD Nuclear Energy Agency)
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Initial Efforts Organizing WPNCS SG-8: Preservation of Expert Knowledge and Judgement Applied to Criticality Benchmarks
Catherine M. Percher (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Shuichi TSUDA (OECD/NEA), Ellen M. Saylor (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), William J. Marshall (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Nicolas Leclaire (Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire (IRSN)), Ian P. Hill (Nuclear Energy Agency/OECD), Isabelle Duhamel (Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire (IRSN)), Douglas G. Bowen (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), John D. Bess (Idaho National Laboratory), William Wieselquist (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Benched: Upgrading and Updating the Los Alamos Benchmark Suite for the 21st Century
Jennifer L. Alwin (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Kristina Y. Spencer (LANL), Wim Haeck (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Validation of MCNP Critical Benchmark Models of Moderated Highly Enriched Uranium Slabs
Wim Haeck (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Jennifer L. Alwin (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Krintina Y. Spencer (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Bradley Madahar (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Dalton T. Wise (Texas A&M University)