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2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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ANL dust study aims to improve emergency response models
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have conducted experimental tests on how particles from paved surfaces become suspended from activities such as walking, driving, and vacuuming, aiming to improve modeling of radiological and other contamination scenarios where emergency operations may kick up hazardous dust.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by MCD
Monday, November 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Desert Willow
Session Chair:
Jean C. Ragusa (TAMU)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Brian C. Kiedrowski
Digital Twins are replica of physical entities and integrate IoT, AI, machine learning […] to create living digital simulation models that learn and update themselves with sensed data. This panel will bring together experts from industry and national laboratories to discuss ongoing applications and research regarding Digital Twin technology in the nuclear field.
Jean Ragusa
Texas A&M Univ.
Kaleb Houck
INL
Tom Stockman
LANL
H.M. “Hash” Hashemian
President 2025-2026 ANS
AMS Corp.
Matthew Hertel
X-Energy