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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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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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|Fuels, Materials, and Structures
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Palm D
Session Chair:
Ian Ferguson (Oregon State)
Alternate Chair:
Spencer Doran (Oregon State)
Session Organizers:
Robert J. Armstrong (INL)
Tianyi Chen (Oregon State)
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Dynamic Response Characteristics of Fuel-Block Assemblies in a Horizontal, Compact HTGR
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Sai Sharath Parsi (Univ. Buffalo), Enrique Velez (Boston Atomics), W. Robb Stewart (Boston Atomics), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Mettupalayam V. Sivaselvan (Univ. Buffalo), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. Buffalo)
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Influence of Gamma Radiation on the Mechanical Behavior of Seismic Protective Devices
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Ajaykumar D. Patel (Univ. Buffalo), Dean R. Peterman (INL), Evans D. Kitcher (INL), Chandrakanth Bolisetti (INL), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. Buffalo)
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DELISA-LTO: Description of the Extended Lifetime and its Influence on the Safety Operation and Construction Materials Performance
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Petra Klatovska (UJV Rez), Radim Kopriva (UJV Rez), Veronika Kozakova (UJV Rez), Marek Adamech (VUJE), Jana Petzova (VUJE), David Slnek (VUJE)
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Design and Thermal-Structural Analysis of a Supporting Structure for a Molten Salt Pump Shaft Seal Test Facility
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Shuai Che (Univ. Michigan), Adam Burak (Univ. Michigan), Xiaodong Sun (Univ. Michigan)
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