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Division Spotlight
Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
Meeting Spotlight
2023 ANS Annual Meeting
June 11–14, 2023
Indianapolis, IN|Marriott Indianapolis Downtown
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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Investing in the future of energy: Progress toward deploying U.S. advanced reactor projects
When people think of the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors in the United States, they might imagine something far into the future, with countless steps between concept and reality. But those steps are becoming strides, and the finish line is rapidly drawing closer.
Herbert Goldstein
Melvin J. Feldman
Michael L. Corradini
Helen Hubbard
Idaho (Meritorious, Large)Eastern Carolinas (Meritorious, Small)Eastern Carolinas (Best Membership)Washington DC (Best Meetings and Programs)Eastern Washington (Best Public Information and Education)Idaho (Best Section Management)Swiss (Best International Public Information and Education)
Patrick Tierney and Eward L. Watzl (Northern States Power)Henry D. HukillT. Gary Broughton and Michael J. Ross (GPU Nuclear Corp.)Robert M. BruggerDon M. AlgerJ. Charles McKibben and Chester B. Edwards, Jr. (University of Missouri-Columbia)
Jaques Reifman
K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Process Building Approved MayThe Los Alamos Water Boiler Reactor Approved May
John Sheffield
James F. Schumar
Martin Berger
Yoshitugu Mishima
Remy L. Carle
Jean Francois PineauAllain RannouMarie-Christine Robe
James F. Mallay
GraduatePennsylvania State UniversityManho ChungUniversity of TennesseeSaleh Alafifi, Al Boshers, Faisal Al-Gutifan, William Newmyer, Kevin ReynoldsUndergraduateArizona State UniversityKatheryn A. Jarvis, Robert G. Metcalf, Valerie Ochoa, Christopher N. PassmoreUniversity of Texas, Austin
Novak Zuber
D-III Design Team
Robert Avery
Eugene P. Wigner
Bertram Wolfe