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Orano Med expands its Texas Pb-212 R&D center
Orano Group subsidiary Orano Med, a developer of targeted alpha therapies for oncology, inaugurated the expansion of its main research and development center located in Plano, Texas. The facility is used in the development of radiopharmaceuticals and for conducting preclinical research focused on targeted alpha therapies using lead-212, an alpha-emitting radioisotope that has shown promise in treating various types of cancer.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD|Cosponsored by NNPD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Copperwood
Session Chair:
Kristan Wessels
Alternate Chair:
David G. Erickson
Session Organizer:
Theresa E. Cutler
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Generating Models of the Flattop Critical Assembly for Benchmark Experiments with Python
8:00–8:20AM MST
A. Hauck (LANL), K. Stolte (LANL), T. Grove (LANL), N. Whitman (LANL), T. Cutler (LANL), R. Sanchez (LANL), J. Lamproe (LANL), D. Hayes (LANL)
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Modeling Approach to Critical in the Upcoming CERBERUS Experiment
8:20–8:40AM MST
Zachariah Lemke (LANL), Kelsey Amundson (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Nicholas Whitman (LANL)
Hybrid Particle Swarm-Interpolation Algorithm for Improved Critical Experiment Design
8:40–9:00AM MST
Cole Kostelac (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Nicholas Thompson (LANL), Ayodeji Alajo (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Noah Kleedtke (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL)
Rossi-Alpha Analysis of Thermal/Epithermal eXperiments Optimized for Polyethylene Thermal Neutron Scattering
9:00–9:20AM MST
Caiser A. Bravo (LANL), Jesson D. Hutchinson (LANL), George E. McKenzie (LANL), Theresa E. Cutler (LANL), Travis J. Grove (LANL), Alex McSpaden (LANL), Rene G. Sanchez (LANL)
Prompt Neutron Decay Constant Measurements at the Inherently Safe Subcritical Assembly
9:20–9:40AM MST
Daniel Siefman (LLNL), W. Zywiec (LLNL), S. Varghese (LLNL), O. Pakari (Univ. Michigan), David Heinrichs (LLNL)
Presented by Ruby Araj (LLNL)
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