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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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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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 OPD
Friday, December 3, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EST |Fairchild
Session Chair:
Temi Adeyeye (Westinghouse)
Alternate Chair:
Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
Session Organizer:
W. Neal Mann (ANL)
Student Assistant:
Rizki Oktavian
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Design Uncertainty Elimination for a Mutual Inductance Level Sensor
10:05–10:25AM EST
Duane DiCenzo (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Teddy Kent (ANL), Heng Ban (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Chris Grandy (ANL)
Paper
Advanced Nuclear Industry Prepared for Future Licensing and Deployment
10:25–10:45AM EST
Cyril W. Draffin, Jr. (US Nuclear Industry Council), Jeffery S. Merrifield (Pillsbury), Peter S. Hastings (Kairos Power)
Techno-Economic Analysis of Various Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
10:45–11:05AM EST
Anthony Asuega (Colorado State Univ.), Jason Quinn (Colorado State Univ.)
Insights from Capital Cost Estimation of GENIII+ Plants
11:05–11:25AM EST
W. Robb Stewart (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
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