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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
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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Feinstein Institutes to research novel radiation countermeasure
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, home of the research institutes of New York’s Northwell Health, announced it has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of human ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone, as a medical countermeasure against radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (GI-ARS).
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2023)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|8:00–9:45AM EST|Monroe
Session Chair:
James Morman (ANL)
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Establishing Antineutrino-Based Safeguards for Advanced Nuclear Reactors Using the State-Level Concept
8:00–8:20AM EST
Matthew Dunbrack (Georgia Tech), Anna Erickson (Georgia Tech)
Paper
The Mobile Antineutrino Demonstrator
8:20–8:40AM EST
Rachel Carr (U.S. Naval Academy), Jonathan Howat (U.S. Naval Academy), Jason Whitaker (U.S. Naval Academy)
Presented by Keegan Walkup (Virginia Tech)
Microwave Quantum Radar Based on Rydberg Atoms
8:40–9:00AM EST
Elizabeth Medina (ANL), Alexander Heifetz (ANL), Selim M. Shahriar (Northwestern Univ.)
Characterization of a Full List-Mode High Level Neutron Coincidence Counter
9:00–9:20AM EST
Cade M. Bourque (LANL), Daniel E. Jackson (LANL), Azaree T. Lintereur (LANL), Vlad Henzl (LANL), Daniela C. Henzlova (LANL)
Verification of Dry Storage Cask Fuel with Fast Neutron Passive Counting
9:20–9:40AM EST
Phillip Kerr (LLNL), Shiva Sitaraman (LLNL), James Hall (LLNL), Young Ham (LLNL), Jeff Sanders (INL), Edward Seabury (INL), Jayson Wharton (INL)
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