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Division Spotlight
Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
Meeting Spotlight
2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
November 30–December 3, 2021
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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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Nuclear Science and Engineering
October 2021
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2021
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Helping to save the plant safety puzzle: An overview of PRA
Probabilistic risk assessments (PRAs) have advanced the safe operation of the U.S. reactor fleet over many decades. Risk insights from PRAs have provided information from many different perspectives, from what is most important to maintain at a facility to a better understanding of how to address new information regarding safety issues. The methods and tools that have supported the creation and enhancement of PRA models were established through multiple decades of research, starting with WASH-1400, The Reactor Safety Study,1 published in 1975, through the comprehensive plant-specific models in use today.
COVID-19 Note: Please check this page often for meeting status updates due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
American Nuclear Society meetings and conferences are the best way to keep current with the ever changing fields of nuclear science and technology.
In addition to two national meetings per year, ANS sponsors many topical meetings which concentrate on a particular technical area. Many of these meetings are planned many years in advance and are listed here. To have a meeting listed here, it must be approved by the National Program Committee of the American Nuclear Society for inclusion on the ANS Calendar.
For more than 65 years, ANS has provided a forum for advancing the state of applied nuclear science and technology. We remain committed to serving the needs of the nuclear professional community during these unprecedented times. In the coming weeks, we will be introducing a new set of digital and video tools that will enable the robust technical exchange of an ANS meeting—papers, presentations, posters, and plenaries, etc.—while ensuring the health and safety of everyone involved during the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 3–7, 2021
Mathematics & Computation (M&C) 2021
The International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering
Virtual Meeting
October 16–20, 2021
2021 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP2021)
Abu Dhabi, UAE|Khalifa University
November 7–12, 2021
2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021)
Columbus, OH
November 12–13, 2021
Young Professionals Congress 2021
Due to uncertainties surrounding COVID-19, YPC 21 will be virtual and consist of two half-days of sessions. The new YPC21 dates are afternoon of Friday, November 12 and the morning of Saturday, November 13.
NOTE: Dates and facility have changed.
Embedded Topical Meetings:
February 20–24, 2022
IRPA North American Regional Congress
St. Louis, MO
March 6–11, 2022
19th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-19)
Brussels, Belgium
April 3–8, 2022
12th International Conference on Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry (MARC XII)
Kailua-Kona, HI|Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa
April 5–7, 2022
Global 2022
Reims, France
April 14–16, 2022
2022 Student Conference
Urbana, IL
May 15–20, 2022
International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022)
Making Virtual a Reality: Advancements in Reactor Physics to Leap Forward Reactor Operation and Deployment
Pittsburgh, PA
May 22–25, 2022
7th International Conference on Nuclear and Renewable Energy Resources (NURER2021)
Ankara, Turkey
June 12–16, 2022
2022 ANS Annual Meeting
Anaheim, CA|Anaheim Hilton
June 19–23, 2022
11th International Conference on Isotopes
Saskatoon, Canada
August 7–10, 2022
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
September 4–9, 2022
13th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, Operation and Safety (NUTHOS-13)
Taichung, Taiwan
September 25–29, 2022
ICRS 14/RPSD 2022
14th International Conference on Radiation Shielding and 21st Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division
Seattle, WA|Seattle Marriott Waterfront
November 13–17, 2022
2022 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort
Embedded Topical Meeting:
February 6–9, 2023
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
June 11–14, 2023
2023 ANS Annual Meeting
Indianapolis, IN|Marriott Indianapolis Downtown
July 15–21, 2023
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT) & 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Knoxville, TN
August 6–9, 2023
August 13–17, 2023
The International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2023)
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
November 5–8, 2023
2023 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
June 9–12, 2024
2024 ANS Annual Meeting
Las Vegas, NV|The Mirage
November 17–21, 2024
2024 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
June 15–18, 2025
2025 ANS Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
November 9–12, 2025
2025 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
