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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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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
Technical Session
Monday, September 26, 2022|3:45–5:50PM PDT|Seaport
Session Chair:
Madison Andrews (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Douglas Peplow (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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A New Active Fluorescence Dosimeter for Pulsed Photon Radiation
3:45–4:10PM PDT
Albrecht Leuschner (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron), Sven Zander (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron), Taiee Ted Liang (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)
Paper
Comparison of Measurements and MCNP Calculations for Response of an Optical Fiber-Based Gamma Thermometer in the Ohio State University Research Reactor
4:10–4:35PM PDT
Anthony Birri (Ohio State), Joshua Jones (Ohio State), Thomas E. Blue (Ohio State)
Threat Sources for Detection Algorithm Testing Developed with SCALE
4:35–5:00PM PDT
Douglas E. Peplow (ORNL), Daniel E. Archer (ORNL), James M. Ghawaly, Jr. (ORNL), Tenzing H.Y. Joshi (Berkeley Lab), Mark S. Bandstra (Berkeley Lab), Brian J. Quiter (Berkeley Lab)
Detection Algorithm Virtual Testbed for Urban Search with SCALE
5:00–5:25PM PDT
Douglas E. Peplow (ORNL), Daniel E. Archer (ORNL), James M. Ghawaly, Jr. (ORNL), Tenzing H.Y. Joshi (Berkeley Lab), Mark S. Bandstra (Berkeley Lab), Brian J. Quiter (Berkeley Lab), Abigael C. Nachtsheim (LANL)
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