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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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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPSD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Georgetown East
Session Chair:
Jeffrey A. Favorite
Alternate Chair:
Irina I. Popova
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Advanced Variance Reduction Application for Boiling Water Reactor Dose Analysis
10:00–10:20AM EST
Marc Harron (MPR Assoc.), Ryanne A. Kennedy (MPR Assoc.), Andrew Cooper (Silver Fir Software)
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Accuracy of the Standard Deviation Estimated with Correlated Sampling Using Batch Statistics
10:20–10:40AM EST
Jeffrey A. Favorite (LANL), Michael Squire (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
Neutronics Models for Evaluating Shielding in the SPARC Fusion Facility
10:40–11:00AM EST
Joshua T. Jones (MPR Assoc.), James M. Burke (MPR Assoc.), Andrew Cooper (Silver Fir Software), Andrea A. Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (MPR Assoc.)
VERA Extensions for Advanced LWR Excore Radiation Transport Applications
11:00–11:20AM EST
Andrew Godfrey (Veracity Nuclear), Benjamin Collins (Veracity Nuclear), Micah Best (TAMU)
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