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Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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 NCSD
Monday, November 13, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Columbia 11
Session Chair:
Tracy E. Stover
Alternate Chair:
Amy E. van der Vyver
Session Organizer:
Benjamin Martin
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Assessing the Impact of Sensitivity/Uncertainty Selection Criteria on Computational Bias Prediction
1:00–1:20PM EST
K. Lisa Reed (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL), V. Karriem (ORNL)
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Evaluation of Thermal Neutron Scattering Cross Section of Uranium Silicide with Ab Initio Lattice Dynamics
1:20–1:40PM EST
Junhyoung Gil (NCSU), Ayman I. Hawari (NCSU)
Criticality Safety Control Strategy for the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project
1:40–2:00PM EST
Tracy E. Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), Marvin H. Barnett (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), Ulric Groves (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
Phonon-Informed Neural Thermal Scattering (NeTS) Optimization for Crystalline Graphite and Beryllium Metal
2:00–2:20PM EST
J.P.W. Crozier (NCSU), A.I. Hawari (NCSU)
Investigation of the Impact of TSL Data Libraries on the MSRE Benchmark
2:20–2:40PM EST
Aidana Bauyrzhan (NCSU), Ayman I. Hawari (NCSU)
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