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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
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2023)
May 7–11, 2023
Idaho Falls, ID|Snake River Event Center
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
May 2023
Nuclear Technology
April 2023
Fusion Science and Technology
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The blossoming of cooperation between the U.S. and Canada
The United States and Canadian nuclear industries used to be an example of how two independent teams of engineers facing an identical problem—making electricity from uranium—could come up with completely different answers. In the 1950s, Canada began designing a reactor with tubes, heavy water, and natural uranium, while in the U.S. it was big pots of light water and enriched uranium.
But 80 years later, there is a remarkable convergence. The North American push for a new generation of nuclear reactors, mostly small modular reactors (SMRs), is becoming binational, with U.S. and Canadian companies seeking markets and regulatory certification on both sides of the border and in many cases sourcing key components in the other country.
April 13–15, 2023
2023 Student Conference
Passing the Torch
Knoxville, TN|University of Tennessee at Knoxville
April 23–27, 2023
International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Gyeongju, South Korea
Powering the Next Era of Space Exploration
May 7–12, 2023
3rd International Conference on Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (RANC-3)
Budapest, Hungary
June 11–14, 2023
2023 ANS Annual Meeting
Failure is not an option.
Indianapolis, IN|Marriott Indianapolis Downtown
July 15–20, 2023
NPIC&HMIT 2023 and PSA 2023 Co-Located Meetings
Knoxville, TN|Knoxville Convention Center
Embedded Topical Meetings:
July 18–21, 2023
2023 Water Reactor Fuel Performance Meeting
Xi’an, China
July 23–27, 2023
11th International Conference on Isotopes
Saskatoon, Canada
August 6–9, 2023
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2023)
Building Resiliency in a Rapidly Changing World
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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
August 20–25, 2023
20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20)
Washington, D.C.|Washington Hilton
November 12–15, 2023
2023 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
December 10–14, 2023
Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES 2023)
New Orleans, LA|New Orleans Marriott
April 14–17, 2024
International Conference on Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR 2024)
San Francisco, CA
May 25–29, 2024
7th International Conference on Nuclear and Renewable Energy Resources (NURER2024)
Ankara, Turkey
June 9–12, 2024
2024 ANS Annual Meeting
Las Vegas, NV|The Mirage
August 4–7, 2024
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 25–28, 2024
14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, Operation and Safety
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
September 8–12, 2024
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024
Charleston, SC
October 20–24, 2024
Joint International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications + Monte Carlo (SNA + MC) 2024
Paris, France
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
August 3–6, 2025
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo
November 9–12, 2025
2025 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
Embedded Topical Meeting:
May 31–June 3, 2026
2026 Annual Meeting
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
August 16–19, 2026
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2026)
November 15–18, 2026
2026 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
June 13–16, 2027
2027 Annual Meeting
Lake Buena Vista, FL|Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
August 15–18, 2027
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2027)
November 7–10, 2027
2027 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
