Preliminary Draft Agenda

Sunday, September 8, 2024

Registration and Welcoming Reception   5:00 – 6:30 pm

Monday, September 9, 2024

Registration and Breakfast Provided

Welcome and Opening Remarks, Dr. Ronald R. Bellamy, President, ISNATT

Keynote Presentations

1. Chris Roscetti, DOE EHS Deputy Director
2. Dr. Jonathan Plaue, DNFSB Associate Technical Director for Nuclear Facility Infrastructure and Projects

Morning Session

1. Radioactive Iodine Control, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Dr. Louis Kovach, NUCON
2. A Review of Aging, Weathering, and “Poisons” on the Efficiency of Radioiodine Removal Impregnated Carbons, Clinton Summers, NUCON

Lunch Provided

Afternoon Session

1. SNERDI Experience in Design and Research in Air Cleaning of NPPs in China, Lin Yuqing and Coa Rongquan, Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Institute Co., Ltd.
2. Commissioning of Ventilation Systems at European Spallation ERIC, Dawid Jodlowiec, European Spallation Source ERIC
3. Nuclear Ventilation, INVAP, Joana Femia, INVAP
4. Air Purification Technologies for Advanced Nuclear Reactors using Metal Organic Framework, Praveen Thallapally, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
5. Overview of Tritium Air Treatment Technologies, Annamarie MacMurray, Savannah River National Laboratory
6. System Design for the NUCON Thermal Oxidation System (TOS) Demonstration Project at DOE Hanford Site, Larry Latta, NUCON
7. Deep-Bed Sand Filter Mockup Testing, Geoff Fravor, Savannah River National Laboratory

Student Poster Session and Reception 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Breakfast Provided

Keynote Presentation

1. Dr. Aaron Robison, Abilene Christian University

Morning Session

1. Advances in Fine-Particle Air Filtration and Standardized Performance Specifications: Highlights Related to Nuclear-Grade Glass-Fiber HEPA Filter Reliability over 80 Years, Dr. Craig Ricketts, Retired
2. Development & Testing of High-Strength HEPA Filters for the UK, Bernard Swinnerton, Sellafield LTD (UK)
3. Development Efforts of Ceramic Filters, Dr. Andrew Hoff, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
4. Development of a Uniformly Hydrophobic Filter for Nuclear Material Handling and Storage, Jorge Iniquez, Radiation Protection Systems by Alpha Safety
5. A Study of the Effects of Deliquescence of Mined Salt on HEPA Filter Media, Adam Randle, MSU-ICET

Luncheon Chair, Dr. Ronald R. Bellamy, ISNATT

Coach Justin Gainey, Associate Head Coach for Tennessee Men’s Basketball

Afternoon Session

1. The Importance of Commercial Grade Dedication in a Growing Nuclear Sector, John Kremer, Radiation Protection Systems by Alpha Safety
2. Filter Test Facility Summary, Chris Hart, ATI Filter Test Facility
3. DOE Nuclear Air Cleaning Policy, Patrick Frias, DOE EHS
4. Safety Oversight of Nuclear Air Cleaning at the Department of Energy’s Defense Nuclear Facility, David Grover, DNFSB
5. Session Discussion

ISNATT Business Meeting, Chaired by Dr. Ronald Bellamy, President, ISNATT

Emerging Issues and Conference Wrap-up, Dr. Ronald R. Bellamy, President, ISNATT