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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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President Trump will arrive in the United Kingdom this week for a state visit that promises to include the usual pomp and ceremony alongside the signing of a landmark new agreement on U.S.-U.K. nuclear collaboration.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Columbia 11
Session Chair:
James S. Baker
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Michael A. Fendler
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Deviations from Criticality Accident Alarm System (CAAS) Requirements in Operational Facilities
10:00–10:20AM EST
David Kirkwood (Sellafield), Amy van der Vyver (Sellafield)
Paper
Demonstrating Adequate CAAS Coverage for GNF-A Fuel Facility at 8 wt.% 235U
10:20–10:40AM EST
James Banfield (Global Nuclear Fuel), Qi Ao (Boston Government Services), Lon Paulson (Global Nuclear Fuel)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees)
Application of the ANSI/ANS-8.3-2022 Minimum Accident to Tube Vault Storage
10:40–11:00AM EST
Michael MacDonald (Consolidated Nuclear Security), Timothy Jackson (Consolidated Nuclear Security)
Experimental Testing of Personal Dosimetry Interference from a Portable X-ray Generator
11:00–11:20AM EST
Timothy Jackson (Y-12 National Security Complex), Jeff Preston (Y-12 National Security Complex), Nathaniel Johnson (Y-12 National Security Complex), Michael Macdonald (Y-12 National Security Complex)
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