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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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Japanese researchers test detection devices at West Valley
Two research scientists from Japan’s Kyoto University and Kochi University of Technology visited the West Valley Demonstration Project in western New York state earlier this fall to test their novel radiation detectors, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced on November 19.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD|Cosponsored by RPSD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Banyan C
Session Chair:
Yunfei Zhao (UMD)
Session Organizers:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
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Aircraft Accident Analysis Using FAA Flight Track Data
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Mark Joseph (Navarro Research & Engineering), William Studniarz (Project Enhancement Corp.), Luis Jovel (Project Enhancement Corp.), Nancy Fujikado (LANL)
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Causality Extraction from Nuclear Licensee Event Reports Using a Hybrid Framework
10:20–10:40AM PDT
Shahidur Rahoman Sohag (Univ. Idaho), Sai Zhang (INL), Min Xian (Univ. Idaho), Shoukun Sun (Univ. Idaho), Fei Xu (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL)
Postulating Transient Events for Molten Chloride Fast Reactors (MCFRs) with Application for Integrated Energy Systems (IESs)
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Emily V. Meilus (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Safety Considerations for Advanced Material Irradiation at the Advanced Test Reactor
11:00–11:10AM PDT
Daniel K. Sluder (INL), R. Duane Ball (INL), Nate S. Oldham (INL), Jacob L. Westacott (INL)
Determination of Highest Radiation Exposure Work in Korean Pressurized Water Reactors by the Dose Normalization
11:10–11:20AM PDT
Changju Song (Chosun Univ.), Tae Young Kong (Chosun Univ.), Seungho Jo (Chosun Univ.), Jaeok Park (Chosun Univ.)
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