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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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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 RRSD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Sonoran 2
Session Chair:
Brian E. O'Neil
Alternate Chair:
Adam J. Carroll
Session Organizer:
Young Soo Park
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Improved Data Analysis Method for Exhaust Tunnel LiDAR Inspection Data
3:15–3:35PM MST
William Willie Wells (SRNL), Jean R. Plummer (SRNL), Nickolas A. Trisnadi (SRNL), Jane M. Carter (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), Saiying Z. Bowers (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
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Robot-Assisted Online Monitoring and Online Maintenance for Nuclear Power Plants
3:35–3:55PM MST
Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
Augmented-Reality Telerobotics with HoloLens
3:55–4:15PM MST
Frank Regal (Univ. Texas, Austin), Young Soo Park (ANL), Mitchell Pryor (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Development and Testing of DOE-EM Laterial Gamma Scanner
4:15–4:35PM 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.)
Autonomous Alpha Radiation Survey Using Mobile Robotic Platforms
4:35–4:55PM MST
Alex Navarro (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin Torres (Univ. Texas, Austin), Caleb Hatler (LANL), Mary Tebben (Univ. Texas, Austin), Janak Panthi (Univ. Texas, Austin), Daniel I. Meza (Univ. Texas, Austin), Mitch Pryor (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Design for Safeguards and Safety: Nuclear Fuel Element Inspection Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle
4:55–5:15PM MST
Bahram Nassersharif (Univ. Rhode Island), Jacob Glantz (Univ. Rhode Island), Felicity Griffin (Univ. Rhode Island), Paulina Loredo (Univ. Rhode Island), Emmett Nguyen (Univ. Rhode Island), Ryan Wiz (Univ. Rhode Island), Cameron Goodwin (Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center)
Presented by Jacqueline Schings (Univ. Rhode Island)
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