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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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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|Sponsored by Nuclear Criticality Safety
Saturday, April 16, 2022|9:45–11:15AM CDT|Loyalty Room
Sponsored by ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division
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Preliminary Design: Critical Experiments on Comet for Iron and Chromium
Alexander S. Hauck (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Cassandra Clute (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Alexander Fung (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Max Rose (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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Using MCNP to Reanalyze the Cause of the Woods River Junction Criticality Accident
Jayelen Knowles (US Naval Academy), Matthew D. Schell (U.S. Navy)
The Control Rod Drive Mechanism for the United States Military Academy’s Subcritical Assembly
Thomas Lubnau (United States Military Academy West Point), Joseph Maddock (United States Military Academy West Point), Luke Sanders (United States Military Academy West Point)
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