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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.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 8, 2020|3:30–5:15PM EDT
Session Chair:
J. Rory Kennedy (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Paul LaTour (American Nuclear Society)
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The Effect of Coordination Numbers in Molten Salt Thermodynamic Models
Matthew S. Christian (Univ. of South Carolina), Johnathon C. Ard (Univ. of South Carolina), Theodore M. Besmann (Univ. of South Carolina)
Paper
Sound Propagation Characteristic of Phononic Crystals Pipeline with Periodic Vibration Isolation Mass
Qingna Zeng (Nuclear Power Institute of China), Donghui Wang (Nuclear Power Institute of China), Fenggang Zang (Nuclear Power Institute of China), Yixiong Zhang (Nuclear Power Institute of China), Xiaozhou Jiang (Nuclear Power Institute of China)
NSUF RAD-AFM: Nanoscale Material Property Measurements of Radioactive Materials
Shawn Riechers (PNNL), Andy Casella (PNNL), Dave Senor (PNNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL)
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