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2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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Westinghouse, Nordion, and PSEG team up to produce Co‑60 in the United States
This past January, Westinghouse Electric Company, Nordion, and PSEG Nuclear formalized agreements to implement newly developed cobalt-60 production technology at Units 1 and 2 of PSEG’s Salem nuclear power plant in New Jersey, with the Co-60 to be supplied to Nordion. Through an ongoing joint initiative, the companies aim to harness U.S. pressurized water reactors to produce a key medical isotope and build the first commercial-scale Co-60 production platform in the United States.
2:35–4:00PM EST
Lincoln East
Session Chair: Lin Shao|Alternate Chair: Philip L. Cole
Lincoln West
Session Chair: Philip L. Cole|Alternate Chair: Lin Shao
Jefferson
Session Chair: Lance Garrison|Alternate Chair: Valeriia Starovoitova
4:20–5:45PM EST
Session Chair: Lin Shao
Session Chair: Valeriia Starovoitova|Alternate Chair: Philip L. Cole
10:00–11:45AM EST
Session Chair: Sotirios Charisopoulos|Alternate Chair: Lin Shao
Session Chair: Valeriia Starovoitova
Session Chair: Philip L. Cole
1:00–2:45PM EST
Session Chair: Yongqiang Wang|Alternate Chair: Philip L. Cole
3:05–4:50PM EST