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Division Spotlight
Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
February 6–9, 2023
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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
Jan 2023
Jul 2022
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
February 2023
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
January 2023
Latest News
Nuclear energy: enabling production of food, fiber, hydrocarbon biofuels, and negative carbon emissions
In the 1960s, Alvin Weinberg at Oak Ridge National Laboratory initiated a series of studies on nuclear agro-industrial complexes1 to address the needs of the world’s growing population. Agriculture was a central component of these studies, as it must be. Much of the emphasis was on desalination of seawater to provide fresh water for irrigation of crops. Remarkable advances have lowered the cost of desalination to make that option viable in countries like Israel. Later studies2 asked the question, are there sufficient minerals (potassium, phosphorous, copper, nickel, etc.) to enable a prosperous global society assuming sufficient nuclear energy? The answer was a qualified “yes,” with the caveat that mineral resources will limit some technological options. These studies were defined by the characteristic of looking across agricultural and industrial sectors to address multiple challenges using nuclear energy.
Maintaining Excellence Today – Building the Nuclear Workforce for Tomorrow!
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
May 7–11, 2023
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2023)
Powering the Next Era of Space Exploration
Idaho Falls, ID|Snake River Event Center
May 7–12, 2023
3rd International Conference on Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (RANC-3)
Budapest, Hungary
June 11–14, 2023
2023 ANS Annual Meeting
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)
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
August 25–28, 2024
14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, Operation and Safety
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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
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
