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November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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PR: American Nuclear Society welcomes Senate confirmation of Ted Garrish as the DOE’s nuclear energy secretary
Washington, D.C. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS) applauds the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Theodore “Ted” Garrish as Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
“On behalf of over 11,000 professionals in the fields of nuclear science and technology, the American Nuclear Society congratulates Mr. Garrish on being confirmed by the Senate to once again lead the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy,” said ANS President H.M. "Hash" Hashemian.
H. T. Sampson, G. H. Miley
Nuclear Technology | Volume 5 | Number 3 | September 1968 | Pages 145-155
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT68-A28044
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Stable voltage outputs exceeding 10 kV have been obtained with two multicollector gamma-electric cell designs using epoxy or polystyrene dielectric. Short circuit currents ranged from 3 to 5 × 10−17 A/cm2 per R/h. Voltage breakdown and erratic output, observed in certain cell designs and ranges of gamma dose rates, are attributed to radiation effects including induced polarization of the dielectric. A theory for high voltage operation, involving both the collection of Compton electrons and leakage currents, is developed.