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Division Spotlight
Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
Meeting Spotlight
2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott 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
May 2025
Jan 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
July 2025
Nuclear Technology
June 2025
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
BREAKING NEWS: Trump issues executive orders to overhaul nuclear industry
The Trump administration issued four executive orders today aimed at boosting domestic nuclear deployment ahead of significant growth in projected energy demand in the coming decades.
During a live signing in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump called nuclear “a hot industry,” adding, “It’s a brilliant industry. [But] you’ve got to do it right. It’s become very safe and environmental.”
Award Recipient Photos
Michael Z. Podowski
Gail Marcus
Stephen L. Turner
Hashem HashemianAyman HawariRichard KurtzArthur MottaDavid NiggRizwan Uddin
University of Florida (Best Section)Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Honorable Mention)
William R. Hamel
Elia Merzari
Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar
Marcel Boiteux
James C. Bresee
Small Local SectionsPittsburgh Local Section (Best Membership, Best Public Information, Best Section Management)San Diego Local Section (Best Meetings and Programs)Large Local SectionsSavannah River Local Section (Best Membership, Best Meetings and Programs, Best Section Management)Idaho Local Section (Best Public Information)
Charlie Nesbitt
Douglas ChapinHidekazu Yoshikawa
Ahmad Alsabbagh
Tatsuo Shikama
High Flux Isotope Reactor
Shannon Bragg-Sitton
Brad Merrill
James W. BehrensBill BorchardtPeter CaracappaHarsh S. DesaiMary Lou Dunzik-GougarMarvin S. FertelSama Bibao y LeonMichael LineberryPeter B. LyonsBob PennAmir ShakaramiRachel SlaybaughRoger Tilbrook
Dean Mitchell
Donald J. Dudziak
Charles Forsberg
Luis E. Echavarri
Mitchell Farmer
Steven L. Stamm
GraduateTexas A&M: Load Following Molten Salt Reactor- (Chimera)Lloyd Price, William Cook, Jinyong FengAdvisor: Prof. Pavel TsvetkovUndergraduatePurdue University: Core Design Analysis Of The Molybdenum-99 Pool ReactorJake Hader, Jeffrey W Klimes, James Baker Marshall, Faisal Y Odeh, Mateusz P Polek, Shane Patrick RaffertyAdvisor: Prof. C.K. ChoiGeorgia Institute of Technology: Water-Based Neutron Scintillator Detector Design, Construction, and TestingAndrew Grice, Kam Yu Lee, Jessica Maddocks, Greg Peacock, Kevin ReevesAdvisor: Prof. Anna EricksonUniversity of Tennessee: Methods to Enhance Spent Fuel Pool and Dry Cask StorageDustin Giltnane, Dave Gotthold, Seth Langford, Michael Ratliff, Jessica Shewmaker, Cody WigginsAdvisor: Prof. Martin Grossbeck
Jose N. Reyes
Larry R. Baylor & Stephen K. Combs
Theofanis Theofanous
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Jeffrey B. Archie, Sr. (VP & CNO; So. Carolina Electric & Gas):Danny G. Bost, (EVP & CNO; Southern Nuclear Operating Co.)
Elmer Lewis
Rachel Slaybaugh
David Pointer
Kyle H. Turner
