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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
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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.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Miami/Scottsdale
Session Chair:
Sajedul Talukder
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Adopting CAE: A Deployment Approach for a Performance-Based Nuclear Industry
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Robin Bloomfield (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Ben Phillips (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Panayiota Sketsiou (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Mark Bowell (Office for Nuclear Regulation), Silke Kuball (EDF Nuclear Services)
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First of a Kind Use of an Assurance Case in NEI 20-07 to Address Common Cause Failure
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Andrew Nack (Rivermist Engineering LLC/ University of Tennessee- Knoxville), Simon Diemert (Critical Systems Labs Inc.), Alan Campbell (Nuclear Energy Institute)
Modernization Options for Maintaining Independence of Class 1E Circuits
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Franklin Hope (Jensen Hughes Inc.), Dane Lovelace (Jensen Hughes)
Use of FPGA Tools for Digital I&C Implementations
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Steve Y. Yang (NuScale Power), Yin Guo (NuScale Power)
Update on C&S Work - Commercial vs. Nulcear Grade Components
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Johannes Pickelmann (Framatome GmbH)
IEC Standards for Nuclear Power - Developments and Orientations Within IEC SC45A: Instrumentation, Control and Electrical Power Systems of Nuclear Facilities
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Alexander J. Wigg (EDF Technical Direction)
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