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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 RPSD
Thursday, December 2, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EST |Columbia 11
Session Chair:
Luke A. Stegeman (Kansas State Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Lawrence Heilbronn
Session Organizer:
Michael Lorne Fensin
Student Assistant:
Gary Garcia Montes
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Preliminary Material Property Characterization of Infused Conformal Coats for Shielding Application
1:05–1:25PM EST
Sam Hanson (NC State Univ.), Radek Pudelko (NC State Univ.), Robert B. Hayes (NC State Univ.)
Paper
Evaluating Uncertainty in Shielding Worth of Metal Oxide Infused Conformal Coatings Using MCNP
1:25–1:45PM EST
Radek Pudelko (NC State Univ.), Sam Hanson (NC State Univ.), Robert B. Hayes (NC State Univ.)
Preliminary Work Towards In-Situ Sample Specific Dose Response Calibration for EPR Dosimetry
1:45–2:05PM EST
Fatma M. Abdelrahman (NC State Univ.), Robert B. Hayes (NC State Univ.)
Retrieval and Characterization of Plutonium-Beryllium Source For New Irradiation Facility
2:05–2:25PM EST
Codey Olson (Univ. of Utah), William Bates (Univ. of Utah), Edward Cazalas (Univ. of Utah)
Evaluation of Oak Ridge National Laboratory Health Physics Research Reactor Operation Data for Criticality Accident Alarm System Benchmark Creation
2:25–2:45PM EST
Mathieu N. Dupont (ORNL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL)
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