PNNL

Nuclear research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) crosses multiple mission areas, including nuclear energy, national security, and fundamental sciences. At the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Annual Meeting, hear the latest findings from our experts, and be sure to visit our career fair table to learn about current job opportunities, PNNL’s specialized nuclear research facilities, and our multidisciplinary approach.

Career Fair hours are Monday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and Tuesday from 7:30-8 a.m. and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. At the PNNL table, meet Mark Nutt, nuclear energy market sector manager, former national technical director of the Department of Energy’s Integrated Waste Management program, and current chair of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Technical Working Group for Fuel Cycle Options and Spent Fuel Management.

PNNL Presentations at ANS

Using UNF-ST&DARDS for Criticality Analysis of Spent Nuclear Fuel Systems

Presenters: Kaushik Banerjee and Justin Clarity
Day: Sunday, June 12
Time: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. PDT

Isotopes and Radiation: Performance of a Grid-Refinement Method in Dual Source Localization

Presenter: Manish Sharma
Day: Monday, June 13
TIME: 3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PDT

Nuclear Science User Facilities: Oxygen Consumption: A Sensitive Measure of Electrical Cable Degradation

Presenter: Yelin Ni
Day: Tuesday, June 14
Time: 10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PDT

PNNL Presentations at the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting

Development of an Artificial Neutral Network for Rapid Disposal Reactivity Analysis

Presenters: Justin B. Clarity and Kaushik Banerjee with Paul Miller (ORNL)
Day: Monday, June 13
Time: 3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PDT

Validation of UNF-ST&DARDS Criticality Calculations

Presenters: Justin B. Clarity and Kaushik Banerjee with ORNL researchers Alex Shaw, William J. Marshall, and Paul Miller
Day: Tuesday, June 14
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m PDT

International Perspectives on Post-Closure Criticality Safety Analysis

(with panelists from seven nations)

Presenters: Kaushik Banerjee and Justin Clarity
Day: Wednesday, June 15
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. PDT

Analysis of Cementitious Fillers and Basket Modification Hardware for Post-Closure Criticality Mitigation

Presenters: Kaushik Banerjee and Justin Clarity with Paul Miller (ORNL)
Day: Wednesday, June 15
Time: 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.PDT

ANS Awardee

Congratulations to Leo Fifield, who received the ANS 2022 H.M. Hashemian Mid-Career Award for his research contributions to monitoring and predicting how radiation and temperature affect electrical cable aging and performance within nuclear power plants.