About ANS
- ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
About Nuclear
- Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Communities
- 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.
Events
- Meeting Spotlight
  2025 ANS Annual Conference
  June 15–18, 2025
  Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
Standards
- 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!
Publications
- Latest Magazine Issues
  May 2025
  Jan 2025
  Latest Journal Issues
  Nuclear Science and Engineering
  June 2025
  Nuclear Technology
  June 2025
  Fusion Science and Technology
  May 2025
- Latest News
  NWMO chooses vendors for Canadian repository
  Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected five companies it is to work with to design and plan the organization’s proposed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. As the owner of the project, the NWMO will be working with WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada, and Kinectrics.
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Award Recipients

Robert Ammon

Joshua Vajda

Donald E. Burkhart, Jr. (WY)
Marcio Paes-Barreto

Bruce Hallbert

D. V. Rao

Jim Kinsey
Mark Holbrook and Wayne Moe

Richard K. Lester

Mitchell Farmer

Richard Denning

Margaret E. Harding

Mario D. Carelli

Ernest D. Eason
G. Robert Odette
Randy K. Nanstad
Takuya Yamamoto and Joyce E. Wright.

Terry L. Schulz

Chien Chang (Johnny) Lin

David I. Poston
Terry Kammash

Charles W. Forsberg

Richard Rhodes

Barth Doroshuk
John Rycyna
Marvin Bowman
Donis Shaw

Bertrand Tavitian

Raymond W. Durante

Bruno Sicard
Herve Bernard
Jean-Paul Chaudat and Jacques Bourges

Bernard L. Cohen

J. Neil Rutger

Jerry D. Christian

Eric McFarland

H. "Peter" Planchon
John I. Sackett

Jean Francois Pineau
Allain Rannou
Marie-Christine Robe

Louis Saint-Lebe

Bruce D. Kenyon

John O'Sullivan

Glen J. Schoessow
Alfred C. Tollison, Jr.
James D. Vandergrift

Milton Levenson
William R. Stratton
Edward Warman

Michael E. Phelps
Team: Thomas F. Budinger
Stephen E. Derenzo and Ronald H. Huseman

Jack E. Vessely and John M. Armaral
Team of Leonard Reichle
Benjamin Tenzer
Bertrand Mazo
Honorable Mention to Maurice G. Silk and team of Gary Dau
William J. Collins
Mohamed Behravesh

Allison M. Platt and team of R. Bonniaud
N. Jacquet-Francillon
A. Jouan
F. Laude and C. Sombret

Loft/Semiscale Project and D.O. Campbell
A.P. Malinauskas
W.R. Stratton

Cyril Comar (posthumous)

Yankee Atomic Electric Company

Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR-II) Project Team

J.O. Biomeke
F. Culler
J. Blomeke
D.E. Ferguson and R. Wymer

Norman C. Rasmussen

Edward G. Struxness

Watler Meyer

G. Robert Keepin

Lendell E. Steele

Ely M. Gelbard

Arthur G. Ward

W. Wayne Meinke

Warren R. Gromes
Paul Cohen

Jack Chernick
Mark Nelkin

Benjamin Lustman

V.P. Guinn
G.W. Ledicotte
R.M. Walter
P.B. Price and R.L. Fleischer

Leon O. Jacobson

Alberto F. Thompson