ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Division Spotlight
Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
Meeting Spotlight
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver 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
Apr 2025
Jan 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
June 2025
Nuclear Technology
May 2025
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Sam Altman steps down as Oklo board chair
Advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc. has new leadership for its board of directors as billionaire Sam Altman is stepping down from the position he has held since 2015. The move is meant to open new partnership opportunities with OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, and other artificial intelligence companies.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Houston/Kansas City
Session Chair:
Zhegang Ma
Alternate Chair:
Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Operating Experience Data Collection, Reliability Study, and Common-Cause Failure Considerations for Digital Instrumentation and Control System for Nuclear Power Plants
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Tao Liu (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL), Jone Lane (NRC)
Paper
A PSA-Based Analysis of the IEC 61508 SIL Allocation for Enhancing the Applicability of Commercial Digital Devices in NPP's I&C
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Younghak Lee (school of energy systems engineering, chung-ang university), Man C. Kim (school of energy systems engineering, chung-ang university)
Sensitivity Analysis for Common Cause Failure Parameter Estimation of Digital I&C Systems
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Priyanka M. Pandit (NCSU), Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU), Rawan Mustafa (NCSU)
There is No Software Common Cause - There is Only Common Cause
11:00–11:20AM CDT
John E. Weglian (EPRI), Wes Brinsfield (Jensen Hughes Inc.)
An Approach to Automate tools for the Risk Assessment of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Tate Shorthill (INL), Congjian Wang (INL), Edward Chen (INL)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
