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Disney World should have gone nuclear
There is extra significance to the American Nuclear Society holding its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, this past week. That’s because in 1967, the state of Florida passed a law allowing Disney World to build a nuclear power plant.
Technical Session
Tuesday, September 27, 2022|3:50–5:55PM PDT|Harbor
Session Chair:
Carmen Jacobs (South African Nuclear Energy Corporation)
Alternate Chair:
Robert E. Grove (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Proposal of New Structure for Duct Shielding in Radiation Therapy Room
3:50–4:15PM PDT
Sangrok Kim (Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences), Gisub Kim (Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences)
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On Publication of "A Handbook of Radiation Shielding" Supervised by the Shielding Research Committee of Atomic Energy Society of Japan
4:15–4:40PM PDT
Yoshihiro Hirao (National Maritime Research Institute), Yoshitomo Uwamino (Institute of Physical and Chemical Research)
Radiation Shielding for the Transportation of Radioactive Lutetium-177
4:40–5:05PM PDT
C. Jacobs (South African Nuclear Energy Corp.), E.M. Chinaka (South African Nuclear Energy Corp.), L. Bedhesi (South African Nuclear Energy Corp.)
MCNP Analysis for Dose Rate Measurements on Radioactive Waste Transportation Ship
5:05–5:30PM PDT
Kaori Yamagata (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Masashi Osaki (MHI NS Engineering Co.), Yu Sugimoto (MHI NS Engineering Co.)
Shielding Calculation of the Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Drum from a Nuclear Reactor Using Monte Carlo Codes
5:30–5:55PM PDT
Wenxuan Wang (Harbin Turbine Co.), Luis Fernando Salas-Tapia (Harbin Engineering Univ.), Xiang Wang (Harbin Engineering Univ.), Tian Zhang (Harbin Engineering Univ.)
Presentation Video (Visible to Attendees) — Presentation 39173
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