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Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Fires extinguished at Chernobyl following drone strike
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service has finally gained full control over a blaze that started February 14 after a drone struck the protective dome over the destroyed reactor from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant accident.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Jefferson East
Session Chair:
Lei R. Cao
Alternate Chair:
Hyoung K. Lee
Session Organizer:
Igor Jovanovic
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Investigation of the Evolution of Defects in Wide Bandgap β-Gallium Oxide
1:00–1:20PM EST
L.R. Gomez-Hurtado (NCSU), R. McRobie (NCSU), M. Liu (NCSU), C. Fleming (NCSU), A.I. Hawari (NCSU), G. Yang (NCSU)
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Scaling Factor Application Plan for Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Produced at Cyclotron Facility
1:20–1:40PM EST
Sang Bong Lee (KAERI), Hyun Jin Lee (KAERI), Gyo Sung Jeong (KAERI), Dae Sung Choi (KAERI), Hee Seo (Jeonbuk Nat'l Univ.)
Investigation of Computing a Background Radiation Model Using Self-Processed Matrix Profile Method
1:40–2:00PM EST
Miltiadis Alamaniotis (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
Nondestructive Analysis to Determine Thorium Behavior During Uranium Metal Casting
2:00–2:20PM EST
Stephen LaMont (LANL), Mark Edwards (LANL), Kara Luitjohan (LANL), Mitzi Boswell (LANL), Mike James (LANL), Seth Imhoff (LANL), Theresa Kayzar-Boggs (LANL)
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