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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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NRC okays construction permits for Hermes 2 test facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has directed staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company's proposed Hermes 2 nonpower test reactor facility to be built at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The permits authorize Kairos to build a facility with two 35-MWt test reactors that would use molten salt to cool the reactor cores.
Technical Session
Monday, September 26, 2022|1:10–3:15PM PDT|Grand Pacific D
Session Chair:
Davide Mazzucconi (Politecnico di Milano)
Alternate Chair:
Georgeta Radulescu (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Overview of ORNL SCALE Shielding Analyses for Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation and Storage Applications
1:10–1:35PM PDT
Georgeta Radulescu (ORNL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL), Peter Stefanovic (ORNL)
Paper
Decommissioning-Oriented Design of Concrete Bunker in a Medical Cyclotron Facility: A Case Study
1:35–2:00PM PDT
Andrea Pola (Politecnico di Milano), Davide Mazzucconi (Politecnico di Milano), Davide Bortot (Politecnico di Milano), Alessandro Porta (Politecnico di Milano), Stefano Agosteo (Politecnico di Milano)
Radiological Characterization Studies for the CNGS Dismantling
2:00–2:25PM PDT
Claudia Ahdida (CERN), Elzbieta Nowak (CERN), Christelle Saury (CERN), Heinz Vincke (CERN), Helmut Vincke (CERN)
Activation Calculation Using Three-Dimensional Monte Carlo Code in a Pressurized Water Reactor
2:25–2:50PM PDT
Takuma Sugihara (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Tomohiro Ogata (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Kuniaki Konishi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Shozo Komori (Kyushu Electric Power Co.), Yasuaki Inokuchi (Kyushu Electric Power Co.)
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