PRESENTATIONS
MIRION CONNECT 2026 | PROCEEDINGS
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Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Forum
Monday - Tuesday
- Radiation Monitoring Systems & RAMSYS™ Product Line: Technology and Applications Overview | Florian Bourdet, Silas Stark and Mehran Mohammadian
- Nuclear Safety I&C Systems: HIPS, CoreVision and proTK™ Products for Neutron Instrumentation | Tighe Smith and Jörg von Loeben
- Environmental Qualification of Nuclear Instrumentation: Mirion and Paragon Testing Capabilities | Jörg von Loeben and John Portillo
- EMC Troubleshooting in Nuclear Instrumentation Systems | Chad Kiger
- RMS Project: Deployment Insights and Lessons Learned | Daniel Darr
- Neutron Instrumentation System Implementation | Daniel Darr and Chris Nickel
RMS Session
- Radiation Detectors for RMS: Selection Criteria and Application Considerations | Mehran Mohammadian, Mirion
- Advanced RMS Applications: Spectroscopy, MCNP Modeling and Mechanical Design | Mehran Mohammadian
- RMS Instrumentation and Control Engineering: Integration and Design Practices | Jason Gasque
- Troubleshooting Radiation Monitoring Systems: Methods and Best Practices | Mehran Mohammadian
- Operating & Maintaining RMS: A User’s Perspective | Gavin Mitchell
- Vital Supervision Systems: Monitoring and Safety Training | Steve Laskos
- Optimizing RMS Design: Risk-Informed Approaches and 10 CFR 50.59 Applications | Mehran Mohammadian
NIS and I&C Session
- proTK Digital Neutron Instrumentation: Research Reactors, Advanced Nuclear, and Retrofit Applications | Jörg von Loeben
- I&C and Neutron Instrumentation Systems in Westinghouse Design Plants | Lou Gaussa
- Analog Neutron Instrumentation Solutions with CoreVision System | Yvotte Brits and John Portillo
- HIPS Safety I&C Platform: Architecture and Real-World Applications | Tighe Smith
- Showcasing Our 10 CFR 50.59 Licensing Success: Duke Oconee (AFIS) | Tighe Smith
- Antares - NMS & Reactor Trip System (4th of July Reactor) | Brad Rearden
- Advanced Reactor Cyber Analysis and Development Environment (ARCADE) | Andrew Hahn
- Reactor Simulation and Operator Training Solutions | Yvotte Brits
Certrec Fatigue Rule Management Systems (FRMS) Users’ Group
Monday – Thursday
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New Nuclear Forum
Wednesday
- Introduction | Carl Prather
- Antares Commercial Deployment | Brad Rearden
- Wireless and Remote Monitoring | Mike Rowland
- One-stop Shop Solution | John Portillo and Jörg von Loeben
- Changes to ALARA Program | Seth Kanter
Operating Fleet Nuclear Power Forum
Wednesday
Confronting Today’s Challenges in Utility-Scale Nuclear Operations
Radiopharma & Nuclear Medicine Forum
Wednesday
- Panel: Industry’s key challenges and opportunities | Shelia Webb and Steve Mettler
- Operationalizing Radiation Safety at Production Scale; Challenges and Opportunities in Radiopharmacies and Cyclotron Facilities | Mandy Dubuc
- A Defensible Framework for Radionuclidic Purity and Quantification: Gamma Spectroscopy, Uncertainty, and Improving Time to Product Verification | Henrik Persson
- From Measurement to Meaning: A Clinical Physics Perspective on Radiopharmaceutical Practice | Carlos Uribe
- End-to-End Pharmaceutical Delivery and Visibility | Mirion Presentation: ec2 Software Solutions
- Educating for safety and efficiency – Purdue University’s educational initiative for Radioisotope Manufacturing | Dr. Kara Weatherman
Research & Technology Forum
Wednesday
- Interactive and immersive digital twin for nuclear application: Beyond operator training | Martin Courchesne, CEA (Atomic Energy Commission)
- Preliminary Quantification of Gamma Rays from Actinide PGNAA | Dr. Conny Egozi, LANL
- Gamma and X-ray Detector development at BNL Instrumentation Department | Juan Cruz Estrada Vigil, BNL
- Neural Radiance Fields for Drums (NeRD) | Cameron Cianci, Mirion
- LEGEND Neutrinoless ββ Decay with LEGEND: pushing the front-end ASIC performance envelope | Dr. Alexey Drobizhev, LBNL
Posters Presented In-Person
- Development of 3D Printed Radioactive Sources and Their Applications | Bojan Seslak, IAEA
- Predictive Maintenance Solutions Using Artificial Intelligence | Cameron Cianci, Mirion
- ISOCS for the 2024 and 2025 IAEA Proficiency Tests | Emerson Dang, Mirion with IAEA
- Material Characterization of Bauxite for Accurate Activity Assessment Using ISOCS | Emerson Dang, Mirion with IAEA
- A Novel Segmented Point-Contact BEGe Detector as a Reduced Technical-Risk Alternative to the SIGMA Design | Emily Richardson, University of Liverpool
- General Purpose Radionuclide Identifier for HPGe Spectra using Siamese Neural Networks | Henrik Persson, Mirion
- Quantifying Maximum Potential Impurity Ratio In Radiopharmaceutical Applications | Henrik Persson, Mirion
- A Visualisation Framework for MCNP Dose Fields in Radiation Protection | Ioan Hughes, University of Liverpool
- Novel Neutron Detector Technologies | Nerys Davies, University of Liverpool
- Modelling Methods for Predicting Detection Limits and Accelerating Timelines using Gamma Spectrometry | Tom Stokes, AWE
Poster Only - Colleague On-Site to Present
- Update on 3NID - An Advancement in Nuclide | Arnaud Samie, Mirion
- Diamond Detectors for RMS Applications | Jörg von Loeben, Mirion
- Nanocomposite Scintillator Films with Improved Gamma-Ray Interaction | Karmel de Oliveira Lima, CEA
- Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Novel Radiation Monitoring System Applications | Olivier Evrard, Mirion
- The Advantages of LIGHTLink™ Detection Technology for Integrators | Philippe Talent, Mirion
- Use of X-ray Tomography Information in NDA Systems | Xavier Ducoux, Mirion
Defense RAD-NUC Event Simulation Forum
Wednesday & Thursday
- Defense Rad-Nuc Event Simulation Day 1 | David Stewart
- Radiation Detection Simulation | Gregg Lisicki
Thursday
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- Advancing Innovation with Specialty HPGe Detectors | Dr. Gabriela Illie
- LIGHTLink® Technology: Elevating HP/RP Performance | James Parkin & Ralph Bose
- Safeguarding Advanced Reactor Nuclear Fuel Cycle: New Challenges and Solutions | Dr. Sasha Philips
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- Gamma Spectroscopy Software Updates: What’s New and Why It Matters | Mike Engelsman
- Continuous Air Monitoring: Regulatory Guidance and Best Practices | James Parkin and Kris Bauer
- MASS2™ RMS Software: Hands-On Demo and Capability Showcase | Mehran Mohammadian
- Radiation-Tolerant Imaging: Elevating Safety and Accuracy | Dylan Palmer
- AI for NDA Field Measurements: Practical Applications and Insights | Dr. Marcel Villani
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- The Latest in HPGe Detector Advancements | Dieter Pauwels
- Sirius™ Core: Setup, Calibration and Performance Deep Dive | Ralph Bose and Kris Bauer
- ProTK™ for Neutron Instrumentation: Hands-On Training | Dr. Jörg von Loeben and Tighe Smith
- Innovations in Portable Health Instrumentations | Robert “Kip” Kelley
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- Introducing FastScan™ SelfScan™: Automated Throughput for Modern Labs | Greg Landry
- Understanding PIPS® Detectors: A Portfolio Overview | Dr. Gabriela Illie
- Innovations in NDA Waste Characterization: What’s New | Dr. Marcel Villani and Sean Stanfield
- Tritium Monitoring and Sampling: Essentials for Better Accuracy | Loic Pierre and Florian Bourdet
- Mastering the IC3™ Portable Ion Chamber: Operation and Maintenance | David Stewart and Kris Bauer
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- Automated Solutions for Spectroscopy: Improving Speed and Precision | Dieter Pauwels
- Advances in High-Temperature Cameras: Performance in Extreme Environments | Dylan Palmer
- Contamination Monitors: Applications, Key Technologies and Innovations | Ralph Bose
- Dosimetry and Telemetry Ecosystem: Connected Solutions for Modern Facilities | Olivier Bleuse