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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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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What’s the most difficult question you’ve been asked as a maintenance instructor?
Blye Widmar
"Where are the prints?!"
This was the final question in an onslaught of verbal feedback, comments, and critiques I received from my students back in 2019. I had two years of instructor experience and was teaching a class that had been meticulously rehearsed in preparation for an accreditation visit. I knew the training material well and transferred that knowledge effectively enough for all the students to pass the class. As we wrapped up, I asked the students how they felt about my first big system-level class, and they did not hold back.
“Why was the exam from memory when we don’t work from memory in the plant?” “Why didn’t we refer to the vendor documents?” “Why didn’t we practice more on the mock-up?” And so on.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|12:30–2:15PM EST |Columbia 12
Session Chair:
Kenan Unlu (Penn State Univ.)
Session Organizer:
Igor Jovanovic
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Automated Fast Neutron Computed Tomography at Ohio State University Research Reactor
12:35–12:55PM EST
Ibrahim Oksuz (Ohio State Univ.), Matt Bisbee (Ohio State Univ.), Nerine Cherepy (LLNL), James Hall (LLNL), Lei Cao (Ohio State Univ.)
Paper
Precursor Isotopes as Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Fuel
12:55–1:15PM EST
Marshall Millett (U.S. Naval Academy)
Characterization of Penn State's Reactor Core Face Irradiation Fixture
1:15–1:35PM EST
Susanna Angermeier (Penn State Univ.), Maksat Kuatbek (Penn State Univ.), Amanda Johnsen (Penn State Univ.)
Characterization of the Fast Neutron Irradiator Fixture at the Pennsylvania State Breazeale Reactor
1:35–1:55PM EST
Maksat Kuatbek (Penn State Univ.), Bruce D. Pierson (PNNL), Stephanie Lyons (PNNL), Amanda M. Johnsen (Penn State Univ.)
Upgrading the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Control Console
1:55–2:15PM EST
Jeffrey A. Geuther (Penn State Univ.), Adams N. Tong (Penn State Univ.), Daniel B. Beck (Penn State Univ.), Sean M. Herrmann (Penn State Univ.), Gokhan Corak (Penn State Univ.)
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