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Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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Deep Isolation validates its disposal canister for TRISO spent fuel
Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation announced it has successfully completed Project PUCK, a government-funded initiative to demonstrate the feasibility and potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System (UCS) to manage TRISO spent nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Sponsored by DESD
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Desert Willow
Session Chair:
Miles van Noordennen
Alternate Chair:
Sue Aggarwal
Session Organizer:
Dustin G. Miller
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Geochemical Sensitivity Studies for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's 2019 Performance Assessment: Implications Towards Repository Compliance
10:00–10:20AM MST
Jay Santillan (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), Xinyue Tong (U.S. EPA), Janet Schramke (SC&A), Tom Peake (U.S. EPA)
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Lateral Gamma Scanner Development for the Inspection of High-Level Waste Single-Shell Tanks at Hanford
10:20–10:40AM MST
Sebastian Story (Florida Int'l Univ.), Josue Estrada (Florida Int'l Univ.), Jeff Natividad (Florida Int'l Univ.), Douglas Reid (Florida Int'l Univ.), Kayle Boomer (Florida Int'l Univ.), Anthony Abrahao (Florida Int'l Univ.), Dwayne McDaniel (Florida Int'l Univ.), Leonel Lagos (Florida Int'l Univ.), Mackenson Telusma (Florida Int'l Univ.)
Field-Deployable Sensor Package Development for Automated Inspections at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
10:40–11:00AM MST
Maria Karla Sotolongo (Florida Int'l Univ.), Hiba Khalil (Florida Int'l Univ.), Gabriel Cerioni (Florida Int'l Univ.), Javier Figueroa (Florida Int'l Univ.), Anthony Abrahao (Florida Int'l Univ.), Dwayne McDaniel (Florida Int'l Univ.), Leonel Lagos (Florida Int'l Univ.)
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