Radiation and Nuclear Criticality Analysis of RAM Packages

Radiation and Nuclear Criticality Analysis of RAM Packages

The Bredesen Center - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
November 9 - 13, 2026

Workshop Description:
The course will provide detailed instruction on the radioactive material package shielding analyses and NCS evaluation fundamentals needed by analysts/practitioners (i.e., safety analysts and/or technical reviewers) to prepare and/or review technical analyses for the SARP documentation. It also provides an overview of regulations and guidelines in addition to detailed class exercises associated with the package shielding and NCS analyses. Analysis teams will be faced with "staged” SARP examples in which a number of important decision processes in the generation of a SARP will be discussed. Either the MCNP or SCALE code packages will be used in the hands-on exercises. A final exam will be provided to assess the overall understanding of the material delivered in the workshop.

Additionally, Students may earn 1 unit of University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) graduate credit in NP 607 – Radiation and Nuclear Criticality Analysis of RAM Packages by completing an additional UNR enrollment process, paying additional UNR fees, and successfully completing the course.  These credits may be used toward UNR’s Graduate Certificates in Nuclear Packaging, or in Transportation Security and Safeguards.  The UNR enrollment process should be started no less than one week before the class begins.

Registration Fee:
General registration is $2,500. Completing this online form will register you for Radiation and Nuclear Criticality Analysis of RAM Packages. Registration closes for non-US Citizens on September 28^th. Registration closes for US citizens on October 19^th.

Payments Accepted:
You can register for the training here by using a credit card. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express.  An email confirmation will be sent upon completion of this form.

FOR UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE EMPLOYEES ONLY: University of Tennessee employees should register online and check-out of the site with a balance due.  Please send the departmental account number email: Conferences@utk.edu. Our office will initiate the payment.  Please do not use a procurement card for your registration fee. If you will be asking for a UT reimbursement for this meeting, please do not register with a personal credit card, register with a departmental account to avoid additional processing fees. For any credit card refunds processed due to not paying with a departmental account number there will be a 6% credit card processing fee based on the sale amount.  The 6% fee will be withheld from the refund to the card used.
 
Program Questions/Refunds/Cancellation Policy:
Course fees are refundable until November 2 at 4:30 pm and will be subject to a transaction fee of $50. Program questions should be directed to Walid Metwally, metwallywa@ornl.gov.