Speaker:  Christopher Young, Chicago FBI Field Office

Event: Thursday, March 21st, 2019, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, rsvp on the ‘Contact Us’ page

Location: Argonne National Laboratory, Guest House, Building 460, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439

Bio:

Christopher Young came to the FBI in Chicago as an Intelligence Analyst in January 2018 after retiring from the 5th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, IL Army National Guard. He has worked with weapons of mass destruction and hazardous materials for 20 years, during which time he provided subject matter expertise related to chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear materials before, during, and after potential WMD terrorist events and worked with a vast array of federal, state, and local agencies to include the FBI Hazardous Evidence Response Team and WMD, US Department of  Energy, US Department of Homeland Security, Illinois State Police Labs, IL Department of Public Health, and Chicago Fire and Police Departments.

Big Data/Analytics, Dr. Richard Vilim (Sr. Nuclear Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory)

 RSVP at Survey Monkey or email us at the ‘contact us’ page on this website. First 30 pay only $25, otherwise price is $34. First 10 students free. Please see dinner selection options in the link. Note that Argonne is a secure location and advanced registration is required to obtain a visitor pass.

Wednesday, May 9^th 2018
6 – 7pm Networking
7 – 8 pm Dinner and talk

Argonne Guest House
Visitor Passes can be picked up at the Visitor Center building access from Cass Avenue
9700 South Cass Avenue, Building 460
Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont, IL 60439

Advancing Advanced Reactors by Dr. Andrew C. Klein, Ph.D., PE(OR); President, American Nuclear Society 2016-2017; Editor, Nuclear Technology; Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering, Oregon State University, April 10, 2017.

Abstract: Nuclear energy is facing some difficult challenges as well as numerous opportunities in the years ahead. This presentation will discuss the importance of nuclear energy in meeting global climate change targets, the difficulties experienced by some currently operating plants and some ideas to preserve these important national assets. It will also cover recent advances in advanced reactors, including small modular reactors. It will also briefly include a discussion of a new project by the American Nuclear Society to identify the Nuclear Grand Challenges that would lead to significantly improving the delivery of nuclear science and technology solutions for the betterment of humankind.

May 31^st Deadline to determine if Legislation in IL will keep Two Exelon Nuclear Plants Operating – Timothy K. Hanley, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Projects, Exelon Generation, May 17, 2016.

Abstract: Exelon is at a pivotal point where the continued operation of two plants, Quad Cities and Clinton, hinges on the legislative decisions of Springfield, IL by the end of May. The timing of this lecture is to provide a real-time snapshot of why these two nuclear plants depend on this legislation based on their economic situation and why May 31^st is the deadline.  Quad Cities nuclear power plant is a two unit plant on the border of IL and Iowa and Clinton nuclear power plant is a single unit plant in central IL approx. 40 miles West of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. See also Wall Street Journal Article.

The Future of Neuroscience Research in PET and MRI Imaging by Dr. Keith Allen, DO, CNMT, ARMRIT (MRI) February 23, 2016

Abstract: The future of neuroscience research in PET (Positron Emission Tomography) and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), the quantum mechanics that explains the operations of the PET and MRI technologies. This will end with a discussion of the Human Connectome Project, a brain mapping project supported by the Obama Administration that will have important implications of the future of neuroscience.

NURETH-16

16th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, August 30-September 4, 2015

As taken from the ANS program: The NURETH-16 technical program consists of 677 oral and poster presentations  delivered in five full days.  Since the first meeting in 1980, NURETH series meetings are the largest international forums to present and discuss progress and advancement in research, development, and applications of the topics related to nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics and related fields. The NURETH-16 meeting is organized by the Thermal Hydraulics Division (THD) of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) in cooperation with ANS Chicago Local Section along with many other international cosponsoring organizations. NURETH-16 is a continuation of this outstanding NURETH series. It covers a wide range of topics of thermal-hydraulics associated with the different types of nuclear reactors of current and future generations. Almost one thousand (984) abstracts and over 750 draft papers were submitted.

Accelerator-Based Neutron Generator to Drive Sub-Critical Medical Isotope Production System

by Ross Radel, PhD, President – Phoenix Nuclear Labs, May 20, 2015

Abstract: Phoenix Nuclear Labs (PNL) is an early stage technology design and manufacturing company that has developed a proprietary neutron generator technology. PNL’s novel gas target neutron generator technology has achieved a D-D fusion neutron yield of 3×10¹¹ n/s.  This state-of-the-art neutron generator technology is essential for many applications of critical global importance including neutron radiography, medical isotope production, detection of explosives and nuclear material, materials characterization, and others.

In 2010, PNL created a new company (SHINE Medical Technologies) to utilize its neutron generator technology to produce medical isotopes, such as Mo-99. The SHINE system employs an accelerator-driven LEU solution in a geometry optimized for high-efficiency isotope production.  Neutrons produced via DT fusion reactions in the accelerator target drive fission in the subcritical LEU solution.  The solution is irradiated for approximately a week, then medical isotopes are extracted from the solution.

See the link on ANS Nuclear Café on this meeting: http://ansnuclearcafe.org/2013/01/30/chicago-local-section-welcomes-dr-mark-peters/ and in ANS January 2013 ANS Nuclear News.

Mark Peters, PhD is the deputy director for programs at Argonne National Laboratory

From these articles: “Peters, who is currently serving on the executive committee of ANS’s Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division, provided an overview of the development, technical achievements, and current state of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste management in the United States. He spoke about the government’s failure to meet its obligations under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and reviewed alternatives to geological disposal, including closing the nuclear fuel cycle.”

“The topic could not have been more timely, as the US Department of Energy on Friday, January 9, released a response to the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future recommendations on nuclear spent fuel and nuclear waste policy, broadly endorsing the commission’s findings and in effect outlining a new strategy for US nuclear waste disposal.”

ANS National Meeting – Chicago -June 24-28, 2012

“Nuclear Science and Technology: Managing the Global Impact of Economic and Natural Events”

and Embedded Topical Meetings: Decommissioning, Decontamination and Reutilization (DD&R 2012) Nuclear Fuels & Structural Materials for Next Generation Nuclear Reactors (NFSM 2012) International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2012)

Speaker: Mr. Ken Sutherland, Conservation Scientist at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Event: Thursday, February 21st, 2019, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, rsvp required at ‘Contact Us’ page
Location: Sargent & Lundy Headquarters, 55 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603

Speaker Bio: Ken Sutherland is the Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Scientist in the Department of Conservation and Science at the Art Institute of Chicago. His research interests concern the characterization of organic materials in works of art, using mass spectrometric and other analytical techniques, to inform an understanding of their technique, condition and appearance. He held previous positions as Scientist in the Conservation Department of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Research Fellow in the Scientific Research Department of the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Amsterdam, a diploma in the conservation of easel paintings from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, and a B.Sc. in biochemistry from University College London.