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Division Spotlight
Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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!
Latest Magazine Issues
Nov 2022
Jul 2022
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
November 2022
Nuclear Technology
December 2022
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Route readiness elements in a large-scale spent nuclear fuel transportation system
The scale and duration of a national campaign to transport spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from commercial nuclear power plants around the United States would be unprecedented. A meticulous level of planning that considers many elements is needed to inspire public confidence and support.
Award Recipient Photos
Honors and Awards Program
Nicholas Tsoulfanidis
Mimi Holland Limbach
Nam Truc DinhWon Sik YangGeorge F. FlanaganAli MoslehThomas M. SuttonMark S. Tillack
University of Wisconsin (Best Section)Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (Honorable Mention)
Benoit Forget
William H. Miller
Adolph Birkhofer
Charles Till
Small Local SectionsNortheastern New York Local Section (Best Meetings and Programs)Connecticut Local Section (Best Public Information, Best Section Management)Pittsburgh (Best Membership)Large Local SectionsSavannah River Local Section (Best Meetings and Programs, Best Public Information)Idaho Local Section (Best Membership, Best Section Management)
Randy Edington
Oak Ridge National Laboratory High Flux Isotope Reactor
Dieter H. WachJulius J. Persensky
Youngsuk Bang
AtalanteNIST Center for Neutron Research
Kirsten Laurin-Kovitz
Dr. John J. Dorning, Jr.
Leslie BarbourJoyce ConneryWilliam CorcoranEric LoewenDavid MatthewsMichaele Brady RaapTheodore RockwellAdmiral Eugene P. Wilkinson
J. Kenneth Shultis
Harold M. Agnew
Richard Meserve
Richard Denning
Carl A. Mazzola
GraduateUniversity of Florida: Innovative Accident Tolerant UO2 Composite Fuel for use in LWRsDanny Permar, Andrew Cartas, Haitang WangUniversity of Michigan: Cadmium Capture-gated Detector for Use as a Portal MonitorMarc Ruch, Alicia Salazar, Charles SosaUndergraduateUniversity of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign: (DECAP) - Diesel Exhaust Cleaning with Atmospheric PlasmaStephen Kleppinger, David Peterson, Zachariah Shukur, Matthew Szott, Hyun Ho Yun, Erik ZiehmUniversity of California – Berkley: Accident Tolerant Refractory Metal Based Cladding for Light Water ReactorsD.M. Frazer, M.D. Loff, A.F. Magyar, R.E. Meyer, D. Moon, J.L. Sabella, M.J. Szwabowski
Chang Oh
James HammerRichard Petrasso
Ali Mosleh
Dresden
David Heler
Pete Domenici
Augusto Gandini
Piyush Sabharwall
Eric P. Loewen
Loyd A. Wright
