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
  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.
Events
- Meeting Spotlight
  Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
  September 8–11, 2025
  Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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
  Jun 2025
  Jan 2025
  Latest Journal Issues
  Nuclear Science and Engineering
  August 2025
  Nuclear Technology
  July 2025
  Fusion Science and Technology
  July 2025
- Latest News
  Nuclear techniques highlighted at UN Ocean Conference
  Plastic waste is polluting the oceans and entering the human body in the form of microplastics. According to the United Nations, without immediate action the amount of plastic finding a way into the oceans each year could reach 37 million metric tons by 2040, becoming a threat to marine and human life.
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Award Recipients

1977 1979

Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Kent F. Hansen

Milton Levenson Distinguished Service Award

Chih H. Wang
Octave J. Du Temple

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Florida (First Place)
University of Missouri-Columbia (Second Place)
University of Wisconsin (Second Place)

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Eastern Idaho
Virginia (Honorable Mention)
Trinity-New Mexico (Honorable Mention)
Richland (Honorable Mention)

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

David L. Galbraith

Outstanding Achievement Award (FED)

Richard F. Post

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

Charles Artandi

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Gerald Tape

Special Award

Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR-II) Project Team

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

Purdue University
Alfred L. B. Ho

Undergraduate

University of Tennessee
D. Cook, R. Gouldy, K. Harrington, P. Shelton, D. Sullivan, R. Wagner

Walter H. Zinn Medal

Aubrey Wagner