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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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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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Japanese researchers test detection devices at West Valley
Two research scientists from Japan’s Kyoto University and Kochi University of Technology visited the West Valley Demonstration Project in western New York state earlier this fall to test their novel radiation detectors, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced on November 19.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 17, 2022|3:30–5:15PM EDT|Brighton III/IV
Session Chair:
Bor Kos
Alternate Chair:
Jean-Christophe C. Sublet
Session Organizer:
John D. Bess
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Particle Swarm Optimization for Group Structure Optimization for Radiotherapy Shielding
Oluwadamilola Fasina (LANL), Thomas Saller (LANL)
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Calculation of Neutron Flux Spectra of the VVER-1000 Mock-up Shielding Benchmark with Monte Carlo Code MCS Utilizing Mesh-Based Weight Window
Fathurrahman Setiawan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Nhan Nguyen Trong Mai (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Yunki Jo (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
An Iron Evaluation Story: From TALYS Model Parameters to Validation on the ASPIS Benchmark with the Monte Carlo Code TRIPOLI-4®
Valeria Raffuzzi (Univ. Cambridge), Jean-Christophe Sublet (IAEA), Cedric Jouanne (CEA), Arjan Koning (IAEA), Dimitri Rochman (PSI)
Benchmarking of ENDF/B-VIII.0 Cross Sections for LWR Ex-Core Transport Applications
Greg A. Fischer (Westinghouse Electric Co. )
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