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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE signs two more OTAs in Reactor Pilot Program
This week, the Department of Energy has finalized two new other transaction agreements (OTAs) with participating companies in its Reactor Pilot Program, which aims to get one or two fast-tracked reactors on line by July 4 of this year. Those companies are Terrestrial Energy and Oklo.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Jefferson East
Session Chair:
Kenan Unlu
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Peter Norgard
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Development of Second-Generation Short-Lived Radioisotope Separator Isotope Source
1:00–1:20PM EST
Peter Norgard (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Brad Jeffries (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), John Gahl (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Barry Higgins (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor)
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Charged-Particle Optical Element Modeling for a High Performance EMIS Beamline
1:20–1:40PM EST
Peter Norgard (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Barry Higgins (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Brad Jeffries (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), John Gahl (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor)
Optimization of Irradiation Timing for Isotope Production with Unintended Contamination
1:40–2:00PM EST
The Design of High-Temperature Molten Salt Irradiation Test Apparatus
2:00–2:20PM EST
Mahmoud Eltawila (Penn State), Erik Hisahara (Penn State), Berke Yesilada (Penn State), William Walters (Penn State), Amanda Johnsen (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
Third Generation Mesitylene Based Cold Neutron Source Development at Penn State Breazeale Reactor (PSBR)
2:20–2:40PM EST
Kenan Unlu (Penn State), Daniel Beck (Penn State)
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