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ANS Student Conference 2025
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Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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In an international industry, regulators cross the border too
Since nuclear physics works the same in Ontario as it does in Tennessee, the industry has been trying to create a reactor that can be deployed on both sides of the border. Now, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission have decided that some of their rulings can cross the border too.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|2:35–4:00PM EST |Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Dimitrios Cokinos (BNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
Student Assistant:
Brison Cowan
The Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award was founded in 1990 to honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the field of reactor physics. This panel host an hour-long lecture by this year winner followed by Q&A.
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