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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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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Latest News
Norway’s Halden reactor takes first step toward decommissioning
The government of Norway has granted the transfer of the Halden research reactor from the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) to the state agency Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND). The 25-MWt Halden boiling water reactor operated from 1958 to 2018 and was used in the research of nuclear fuel, reactor internals, plant procedures and monitoring, and human factors.
Technical Session
Monday, May 16, 2022|3:30–5:15PM EDT|Brighton III/IV
Session Chair:
Christopher M. Perfetti
Alternate Chair:
Zeyun Wu
Session Organizer:
John D. Bess
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Bayesian Estimation of Cross-Section and Errors of Experiment and Calculation for Accurate Prediction of Neutronic Characteristics
Satoshi Takeda (Osaka Univ.), Takanori Kitada (Osaka Univ.)
Paper
On the Characterization of Biases Arising from Methods and Approximations Used for Sensitivity Analyses
A. Jiménez-Carrascosa (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), N. García-Herranz (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), O. Cabellos (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid)
Optimizing Group Structures Using Hierarchical Division
Andrew Till (LANL), Nathan Gibson (LANL), Thomas Saller (LANL)
Analytical Benchmark Solution for 1-D Neutron Transport Coupled with Thermal Conduction and Material Expansion
David P. Griesheimer (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), Gabriel Kooreman (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
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