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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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The D&D of SM-1A
With the recent mobilization at the site of the former SM-1A nuclear power plant at Fort Greely, Alaska, the Radiological Health Physics Regional Center of Expertise, located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Baltimore District, began its work toward the decommissioning and dismantlement of its third nuclear power plant, this time located just 175 miles south of the Arctic Circle.
Richard M. Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester), Alessandra Barco (Univ. Leicester), Ramy Mesalam (Univ. Leicester), Emily Jane Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), Chris Bicknell (Univ. Leicester), Tony Crawford (Univ. Leicester), Keith Stephenson (European Space Agency), Hugo Williams (Univ. Leicester), Piyal Samara-Ratna (Univ. Leicester), Jesse Stuck (Univ. Leicester), Craig Hiley (Univ. Leicester), Kevin Simpson (European Thermodynamics), Richard Tuley (European Thermodynamics), Marie-Claire Perkinson (Airbus), Tim Tinsley (National Nuclear Laboratory), Mark Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory), Jacob White (National Nuclear Laboratory), Daniel Freis (European Commission), Jean-François Vigier (European Commission), Rudy J. M. Konings (European Commission), Jean-Luc Dumont (ArianeGroup), Antoine Villefumade (ArianeGroup), Cédric Lemarié (ArianeGroup), Christophe Fongarland (ArianeGroup), Simon Middleburgh (Bangor Univ.), Gary Jones (Rolls-Royce)
Proceedings | Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS-2022) | Cleveland, OH, May 8-12, 2022 | Pages 51-56
