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2023 ANS Annual Meeting
June 11–14, 2023
Indianapolis, IN|Marriott Indianapolis Downtown
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Art exhibit visits IIT
Nuclear power plant cooling towers are easily recognizable for their familiar hyperboloid shape. But an art exhibit running at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago aims to give visitors a different perspective.
The Art of the Reactor, an exhibit by the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History and hosted by IIT’s Lewis College of Science and Letters, opened on November 4 and runs until Sunday, December 4 at Hermann Hall on the IIT campus.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Thursday, November 17, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Ramon Pulido (Sandia)
Alternate Chair:
Sarah Suffield (PNNL)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Updated San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Site Evaluation
8:00–8:20AM MST
Steven J. Maheras (PNNL), Erica Bickford (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Matthew R. Feldman (PNNL), Rebecca Kreuzer (PNNL)
Summary
A Database for Type B Package Transportation Incidents
8:20–8:40AM MST
Kevin J. Connolly (ORNL), Ingrid K. Busch (ORNL)
Reactivating RISKIND to Support Transportation Risk Analyses
8:40–9:00AM MST
David J. LePoire (ANL), Margaret M. MacDonell (ANL), Milos I. Atz (ANL), Steven J. Maheras (PNNL), Matthew R. Feldman (PNNL)
3D Metrology Analysis of Structural Damages on Type B Shipping Container After NCT and HAC Regulatory Testing
9:00–9:20AM MST
Abiodun I. Adeniyi (ORNL), Oscar A. Martinez (ORNL), Paul S. Nogradi (ORNL), Ross Wittenbarger (Y-12 National Security Complex), Ryan Fisher (Y-12 National Security Complex), Austin McLaurine (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Updated Draft Railcar Safety Inspection Protocol for Shipments of Spent Nuclear Fuel
9:20–9:40AM MST
Steven J. Maheras (PNNL), Erica Bickford (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
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