ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Division Spotlight
Mathematics & Computation
Division members promote the advancement of mathematical and computational methods for solving problems arising in all disciplines encompassed by the Society. They place particular emphasis on numerical techniques for efficient computer applications to aid in the dissemination, integration, and proper use of computer codes, including preparation of computational benchmark and development of standards for computing practices, and to encourage the development on new computer codes and broaden their use.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
Latest Magazine Issues
Apr 2024
Jan 2024
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
May 2024
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Glass strategy: Hanford’s enhanced waste glass program
The mission of the Department of Energy’s Office of River Protection (ORP) is to complete the safe cleanup of waste resulting from decades of nuclear weapons development. One of the most technologically challenging responsibilities is the safe disposition of approximately 56 million gallons of radioactive waste historically stored in 177 tanks at the Hanford Site in Washington state.
ORP has a clear incentive to reduce the overall mission duration and cost. One pathway is to develop and deploy innovative technical solutions that can advance baseline flow sheets toward higher efficiency operations while reducing identified risks without compromising safety. Vitrification is the baseline process that will convert both high-level and low-level radioactive waste at Hanford into a stable glass waste form for long-term storage and disposal.
Although vitrification is a mature technology, there are key areas where technology can further reduce operational risks, advance baseline processes to maximize waste throughput, and provide the underpinning to enhance operational flexibility; all steps in reducing mission duration and cost.
December 10, 2019 Update
Dear ANS Member:
I hope this message finds you well headed into the holiday season. As you know, the Board of Directors approved ANS Change Plan 2020 at the November meeting in Washington, DC. Here is the link to the plan, with notes in red detailing the Board's actions. A summary of the plan is also available for viewing.
Guided by the plan, staff and I have begun a thorough review of ANS operations with the goal of creating a more streamlined, less siloed organization that is better equipped to meet our members' needs going forward.
While the review is ongoing, I can say that I am encouraged by our team's willingness to think differently and adopt a more service-oriented and entrepreneurial culture.
I look forward to providing you with more information when we conclude the review in early February.
In the meantime, your continued input is important to us. Please do not hesitate to send comments and suggestions to anschangeplan2020@ans.org.
All the best,
Craig PiercyANS Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer
Advocacy and Fundraising
ANS advocacy activities attract increasing amounts of philanthropic support
Commercial Publications
Commercial Publications redesigned to communicate industry and technical information of value (while minimizing cost)
Communications
ANS internal communications to members are effective (and efficient)
Constituent unit interactions and communications with/to “the world” are aligned with each other and ANS National
Congressional Fellow Program
Congressional Fellow Program establishes ANS as go-to and influential asset for policymakers
Finance
Significant spending decisions align with society priorities
Increased speed for good ideas to be funded and implemented
Improved efficiency in student support
Improved efficiency and flexibility in scholarship administration
Governance
The Board of Directors and Officers are effective as strategic leaders and stewards of the Society
ANS governance is more effective
ANS committee structure is more simple, efficient, and effective
ANS Staff is more influential and accountable
Meetings
Topical Meetings redesigned to attract / reach more members, reduce financial risk, and improve finances
Content of national meetings redesigned to provide increased value to more members
Logistics of national meetings redesigned to reduce financial risk/variance
Membership
Organization membership program is utilized as a strategic vehicle to expand membership and strengthen ANS
Meetings are used to convert more non-ANS member attendees to ANS members.
Increased reliability and amount of revenue through member dues
Organizational Unity (“1ANS”)
Unity, community, and alignment among members at every level and each constituent unit of ANS
Last modified December 11, 2019, 9:47am CST