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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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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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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Framatome signs contracts with Sizewell C
French nuclear developer Framatome is slated to deliver key equipment for Sizewell C Ltd.’s two large reactors planned for the United Kingdom’s Suffolk coast.
The agreement, reportedly worth multiple billions of euros, was announced this week and will involve Framatome from the design phase until commissioning. The company also agreed to a long-term fuel supply deal. Framatome is 80.5 percent owned by France’s EDF and 19.5 percent owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
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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