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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
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Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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 RPD
Thursday, December 2, 2021|3:05–4:50PM EST |Columbia 12
Session Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
Alternate Chair:
Session Organizer:
Jean C. Ragusa (TAMU)
Student Assistant:
Michael Seneca
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Considerations for NMA of Molten Salt Reactors
3:10–3:30PM EST
Nathan Shoman (Sandia), Michael Higgins (Sandia)
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Molten Salt Reactor Source Term Methodology
3:30–3:50PM EST
Sarah E. Creasman (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), T. Jay Harrison (ORNL), Lawrence H. Heilbronn (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville)
Preliminary Neutronics Modeling of a Molten Salt iso-Breeder Reactor
3:50–4:10PM EST
C. Erika Moss (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), Ondřej Chvála (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), Harrison Reisinger (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), Alexander M. Wheeler (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville)
Coupled Multiphysics Simulations of Molten Salt Reactors Subjected to Earthquakes
4:10–4:30PM EST
Chandrakanth Bolisetti (INL), Kyung Tae Kim (INL), Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL), Som Dhulipala (INL), Paolo Balestra (INL)
Parametric Analysis of Salt-Driven MSR Design Domains
4:30–4:50PM EST
Dahvien V. Dean (Texas A&M Univ.), Jonathan Scherr (Texas A&M Univ.), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (Texas A&M Univ.)
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