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- ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
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- Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
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- Division Spotlight
  Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
  Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
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!
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- 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

1981 1983

Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Nunzio J. Palladino

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Maryland (First Place)
Iowa State University (Second Place)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Third Place)

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

Mohamed A. Abdou

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Richland Washington (Best Overall)
Oak Ridge (Public Information)
Virginia (Public Information)
Missouri/Kansas (Public Information and Educational Activities)
Savannah River (Educational Activities and Awards)

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Mark L. Kantrowitz

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

Russell L. Heath

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Glenn T. Seaborg

Special Award

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

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Tennessee
Martin Stutzke, Michael Bentley, Amir Mobasheran, Guy Regan, Meraj Rehimi, Der-Jhy Shieh

Undergraduate

University of Tennessee
Karen M. English Yokoyama, Joe C. Mayes, III, Cesar Rapposelli, N. Douglas Woody

Honorable Mention - Undergraduate

University of California-Santa Barbara
Jeffrey Fint, Russell Wheller

Technical Accomplishment Award (FED)

MFTF-B Magnet Team; led by J. Bulmer, C. Henning and T. Kozman

Theos J. ("Tommy") Thompson Award For Reactor Safety (NISD)

Hans K. Fauske

Walter H. Zinn Medal

John W. Simpson