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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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US, Korea sign MOU for nuclear cooperation
The U.S. departments of Energy and State have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Korea’s ministries of Trade, Industry and Energy and of Foreign Affairs for the two nations to partner on nuclear exports and cooperation.
Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Longboat 1
Session Chairs:
Luis Ocampo Giraldo
Mauritius Hiller (RadCon)
Session Organizer:
Mathieu Dupont
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Radiation Dose Impact of an Overpack Storage Configuration for Plutonium Disposition
1:00–1:20PM EST
R. Blake Wilkerson (ORNL), Douglas E. Peplow (ORNL), Deanna Stimac (SRNL), Arzu Alpan (ORNL), Keith C. Bledsoe (ORNL), Robert E. Grove (ORNL)
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Interpolating Transported Flux Spectra from Monoenergetic Sources
1:20–1:40PM EST
Douglas E. Peplow (ORNL), Mathew W. Swinney (ORNL)
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Nontraditional Sensors for Aqueous Separation Research and Workforce Development
1:40–2:00PM EST
Luis A. Ocampo Giraldo (INL), Edna S. Cardenas (INL), Jay D. Hix (INL), James T. Johnson (INL), Cody M. Walker (INL), Kevin Lyon (INL)
Radiation Hot Spot Seasonal Variation on UF6 Cylinders
2:00–2:20PM EST
Brandon A. Wilson (ORNL), Douglas E. Peplow (ORNL), Keith C. Bledsoe (ORNL), Nathan D. See (ORNL), Ean S. Arnold (PNNL), Staci M. Herman (PNNL), Evan Warzecha (PNNL), Derrick R. Seiner (PNNL), Glenn A. Fugate (ORNL)
Shielding an Infrasound Sensor for INL's Fuel Conditioning Facility
2:20–2:40PM EST
Marcellus Boykin (Georgia Tech), Luis Ocampo Giraldo (INL)
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