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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.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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Latest News
Feinstein Institutes to research novel radiation countermeasure
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, home of the research institutes of New York’s Northwell Health, announced it has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of human ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone, as a medical countermeasure against radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (GI-ARS).
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Monday, June 8, 2020|3:30–5:15PM EDT
Session Chair:
Brenden J. Heidrich
Alternate Chair:
Brent D. Shumaker
Session Organizer:
Jamie B. Coble
Staff Producer:
Rick Michal (American Nuclear Society)
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Temperature Sensor Technology Gaps for Nuclear Environments
Dan Floyd (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), N. Dianne Bull Ezell (ORNL), Richard T. Wood (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Paper
A Wireless Resonance Inductive-Capacitive Sensor System for Nuclear Reactor
Yuan Gao (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Jerry Potts (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Heng Ban (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Daniel Wachs (INL)
Electromagnetic Coupling for Wireless Signal Transmission in Nuclear Reactors
Jerry Potts (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Yuan Gao (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Heng Ban (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Daniel Wachs (INL)
Embedding Sensors in Metal and Ceramic Structures
Christian M. Petrie (ORNL)
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