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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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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State legislation: Illinois bill aims to lift state’s remaining nuclear moratorium
A bill that would fully repeal the state’s entire moratorium on new nuclear projects survived a key deadline in the Illinois General Assembly last week.
To stay afloat in the spring legislative session, bills needed to be assigned to committee by March 21, and state Sen. Sue Rezin’s Senate Bill 1527 now sits with the Senate’s Energy and Public Utilities committee for review.
2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Technical Session|Portable and Propulsion Reactors
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Palm C
Session Chair:
Katrina Sweetland (LANL)
Session Organizers:
Rei Kimura (Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions)
N. Dianne B. Ezell (ORNL)
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Kinetic Behavior of Passive Reactivity Control Device IGEM for MoveluX Core
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Rei Kimura (Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions), Daisuke Ito (Kyoto Univ.), Naoya Odaira (Kyoto Univ.), Kei Ito (Kyoto Univ.), Yasushi Saito (Kyoto Univ.), Shohei Kanamura (Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions)
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Activation Analysis of Soils and Materials Under Small Transportable Reactors with Severe Shielding Weight Restrictions
3:35–3:55PM PDT
R. Demuth (Univ. South Carolina), A. Horwood (Univ. South Carolina), M. Phipps (Univ. South Carolina), S. Bays (INL), T. Knight (Univ. South Carolina)
SCALE Methodology for Spatially Based Activation of Materials for Transportable Microreactor Applications
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Robert Demuth (Univ. South Carolina), Aaron Horwood (Univ. South Carolina), Matt Phipps (Univ. South Carolina), Samuel Bays (INL), Travis Knight (Univ. South Carolina)
Evaluation of Capital Costs for UO2-Fueled Microreactors
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Bradley Dunkin (Retired, Oregon Iron Works), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Jacopo Buongiorno (MIT)
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