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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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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Senate committee hears from energy secretary nominee Chris Wright
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Chris Wright, president-elect Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Energy, spent hours today fielding questions from members of the U.S. Senate’s committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
During the hearing, Wright—who’s spent most of his career in fossil fuels—made comments in support of nuclear energy and efforts to expand domestic generation in the near future. Asked what actions he would take as energy secretary to improve the development and deployment of SMRs, Wright said: “It’s a big challenge, and I’m new to government, so I can’t list off the five levers I can pull. But (I’ve been in discussions) about how to make it easier to research, to invest, to build things. The DOE has land at some of its facilities that can be helpful in this regard.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 13, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Malibu
Session Chair:
Annabelle Le Coq (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Troy Munro
Session Organizer:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Compatibility of 316H in Static and Flowing FLiBe and FLiNaK Salts at 550°-650°C
D. Sulejmanovic (ORNL), B.A. Pint (ORNL), M. Lance (ORNL), Y.F. Su (ORNL), J.R. Keiser (ORNL)
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Analysis of High Nickel Alloys Partially Submerged in a Ternary Chloride Salt
Aaron Overacker (Univ. New Mexico), Kenneth Armijo (Sandia), Dimitri Madden (Sandia), Patrick Burton (Sandia), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
Development of Crystal Whisker Structures in Ternary Molten Chloride Salt Exposed Haynes 230
Dimitri Madden (Sandia), Aaron Overacker (Sandia), Kenneth M. Armijo (Sandia), Patrick Burton (Sandia)
A Combined Experimental-Computational Approach to Design Corrosion Resistant Alloys for Molten Salt Reactors
R. Pillai (ORNL), C. Parker (ORNL), D. Sulejmanovic (ORNL), B.A. Pint (ORNL)
Design of Natural Circulation Molten Salt Loop to Study Long-Term Corrosion Effects of NaF-BeF2 on SS316H in Argon Glovebox Environment
Michael A. Borrello (Univ. California, Berkeley), Christian M. Sclafani (Univ. California, Berkeley), Raluca O. Scarlat (Univ. California, Berkeley)
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