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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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!
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New edition of IAEA’s Climate Change and Nuclear Power available
The 2024 edition of Climate Change and Nuclear Power has been released by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The 99-page report focuses on the need for a significant increase in investment to achieve goals for expanding nuclear power.
The report: According to the IAEA, the report delves into the financing of nuclear projects as ambitious climate targets draw nearer. It also explores the imperative for financial frameworks to help nuclear energy become a cornerstone of global decarbonization efforts and highlights the challenges and best practices in financing nuclear projects.
2024
Steven A. ArndtChristopher M. Crane (Posthumously)Donald R. EggettStephen E. KuczynskiElizabeth S. SoobyGrace Stanke Matthew D. Wargon
2023
Thomas A. FanningH.E. Mohamed Al HammadiRebecca L. SteinmanW.A. “Art” Wharton, IIISteven P. NesbitRichard A. MeserveAmir AfzaliKairos Power LLCJeffrey S. MerrifieldPeter N. SwiftMaria G. Korsnick
2022
Amanda M. BachmannSven O. BaderAmir A. BahadoriLake H. BarrettJames W. BehrensJacopo BuongiornoNathan A. CarstensHans David GougarH. M. “Hash” HashemianMatthew Jeffrey JasicaN. Prasad Kadambi Lisa M. MarshallKathryn A. MummahGene A. Nelson
Armond CohenAndrew R. Griffith Rafael M. Grossi and the International Atomic Energy AgencyUkrainian Nuclear Workers
2021
Christina A. BackCarol L. BerriganDaniel L. ChurchmanMichael L. CorradiniPaul T. DickmanDaniel J. DoranJames (Vince) V. GilbertDeborah Ann HillAlyse S. HuffmanMark T. Peters
2020
ANS Young Members GroupChairman Kristine L. SvinickiLeah Spradley ParksProf. Dan Gabriel CacuciHon. Rita Baranwal
2019
Steven L. StammEric P. LoewenThe Navigating Nuclear Subject Matter Expert Team
Sen. James E. RischU.S. Senator for Idaho
2018
French Local Section of the American Nuclear Society (SFANS)
2017
Mr. Joshua FreedMs. Rachel PritzkerMs. Vanice PerinMr. John KotekDr. Nermin UckanDr. Nicholas TsoulfanidisSteve Arndt
2016
Darby S. KimballStephen E. KuczynskiEdward D. KeeNicholas ThompsonDaniel J. Curtis
2015
Adolf GarciaMimi LimbachPeter LyonsRaymond KlannKai VetterJack BrenizerKathryn McCarthySherry BernhoftRichard ReisterJason Remer
2014
James W. BehrensBill BorchardtPeter CaracappaHarsh S. DesaiMary Lou Dunzik-GougarMarvin S. FertelSama Bibao y LeonMichael LineberryPeter B. LyonsBob PennAmir ShakaramiRachel SlaybaughRoger Tilbrook
2013
Leslie BarbourJoyce ConneryWilliam CorcoranEric LoewenDavid MatthewsMichaele Brady RaapTheodore RockwellAdmiral Eugene P. Wilkinson
2012
Meredith J. AngwinSrikumar BanerjeeNuclear Engineering Department U. C. BerkeleyJacques BouchardJames O. Ellis Jr.Benjamin HoltzmanShreyans Kumar JainSharon KerrickSalomon LevyWilliam D. Magwood IVBrett D. RampalHoward C. Shaffer IIIKristine L. Svinicki
2011
Peter F. CaracappaMichael L. CorradiniJack DeVineMary Lou Dunzik-GougarAudeen W. FentimanGlenn R. GeorgeMargaret E. HardingN. Prasad KadambiAnil KakodkarDale E. KleinJohn R. McGahaJeffrey S. MerrifieldCharlotta E. SandersGlen E. Sjoden
2010
Virginia D. ClearySamuel J. CollinsDonald R. HoffmanRoss F. Radel
2009
Candace C. DavisonJulie G. EzoldAngelina S. HowardAndrew C. KleinPaul J. TurinskyLumin Wang
2008
Rodney M. AdamsD. Richard (Rip) AndersonEarl BeckwithHarry A. BradleyMax W. CarbonGwyneth CravensExecutive Director Search CommitteeAlan E. WaltarRichard Wilson
2007
Carol L. BerriganCenter for Energy Workforce DevelopmentGarry A. HarrisKathryn A. McCarthyWilliam F. NaughtonJaime Pahissa-CampaLuis A. ReyesANS Student Sections CommitteeANS Young Members Group
2006
Robert D. BuschJeffrey ClayKevin CookNils J. DiazJonathan EpsteinThomas J. HironsPeter B. LyonsCitizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness (CNTA) & James M. (Mal) McKibben, Executive DirectorEdward L. (Ted) QuinnKristine L. SvinickiLoyd A. Wright
2005
Melvin R. BucknerInternational Atomic Energy Agency & Director General Mohamed ElBaradeiRaymond H. GabaldonAndrew C. KleinJohn & Muriel LandisJames F. MallayHarold F. McFarlaneRoger S. ReynoldsStephen H. ShepherdKyle H. Turner
2004
Samim AnghaieHerbert M. FontecillaJohn P. GutteridgeBrian K. HajekAtambir S. RaoTheodore Rockwell
2003
Robert W. HessNuclear Energy InstituteEdward "Ted" L. QuinnJorge Spitalnik
2002
Eric A. BlocherJoseph F. ColvinRolland A. LangleyWilliam S. Minkler
2001
Donald R. HoffmanJohn W. Landis
2000
East Carolinas Local SectionWilliam D. Magwood IVNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyRonald PackardEmmy L.A. RoosMary Gerry White
1999
Peter V. DomeniciJohn E. PriceThomas H. Row
1998
Hyman G. RickoverRobert R. SeidelUnited States Naval Nuclear Propulsion ProgramGerald Woodcock
1997
Philip BattJohn GrahamBrian K. HajekAndrew C. KadakJames G. Toscas
1996
Edward D. FullerStanley S. HatcherMasao HoriPaul P.H. Wilson
1995
Guy A. Arlotto
1994
William E. BurchillJ. Jason Chao
1993
Paul DozineHerbert E. HungerfordJohn W. LandisThomas F. Plunkett
1992
Neil L. Felmus
1991
Gregory R. ChoppinNuclear Safety JournalSammuel Untermyer II
1990
James F. Schumar
1989
General Electric Company Los AlamosNational Laboratory
1988
Jacques Leclercq
1986
Ernest G. Silver
1984
Melvin Price