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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.
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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!
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NRC dockets construction permit for Dow, X-energy SMR
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build an X-energy small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas.
Executive Session|Panel
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom D
Session Chair:
Steve Nesbit (LMNT Consulting, President)
Recycling is one of the hottest nuclear topics among policy makers on Capitol Hill these days. Companies are pushing their plans to take used nuclear fuel and do something with it besides storage or burial. Touted advantages of recycling include unleashing vast amounts of potentially fissile material, simplifying nuclear waste management, and improving life-cycle economics for nuclear power. Skeptics point to high costs, generation of additional radioactive waste streams, and the potential for nuclear weapons proliferation. This panel discussion will address the realities of recycling today and the realistic potential for deploying recycling as part of the world’s nuclear future. We will hear from technology experts and entrepreneurs seeking to create a new fuel cycle approach on an industrial scale.
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