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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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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
Thursday, September 29, 2022|3:50–5:55PM PDT|Seaport
Session Chair:
Odile Petit (Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission)
Alternate Chair:
Yi-Kang Lee (CEA)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Coupling Fixed-Sources Criticality and AMS Shielding Modes within TRIPOLI-4® Code
3:50–4:15PM PDT
Odile Petit (CEA), Yannick Peneliau (CEA)
Paper
Methodology for Phase Space File Computational Generation for Monte Carlo Simulations at the Exit of a Medical Linear Accelerator
4:15–4:40PM PDT
S. Oliver (Univ. Politècnica de València), B. Juste (Univ. Politècnica de València), R. Miró (Univ. Politècnica de València), G. Verdu (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia)
Weight Values for MCNP Calculations Based on Recursive Monte-Carlo Method
4:40–5:05PM PDT
Pratibha Yadav (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Reuven Rachamin (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Jörg Konheiser (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
Development of Neutron Shielding Evaluation Technique in a Carbon Ion Therapy Facility Based on Parameterized Source Term: A Monte Carlo Study
5:05–5:30PM PDT
Bo-Wi Cheon (Yonsei Univ.), Wook-Geun Shin (Massachusetts General Hospital), Soo Min Lee (Yonsei Univ.), Hyoujun Park (Yonsei Univ.), Hyungjoo Choi (Yonsei Univ.), Saerom Sung (Yonsei Univ.), Seongmoon Jung (Seoul Nat'l Univ. Hospital), Chul Hee Min (Yonsei Univ.)
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