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
Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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 2024
Jan 2024
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
May 2024
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
College students help develop waste-measuring device at Hanford
A partnership between Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) and Washington State University has resulted in the development of a device to measure radioactive and chemical tank waste at the Hanford Site. WRPS is the contractor at Hanford for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|San Simeon A
Session Chair:
Aman Gupta (Univ. Idaho)
Alternate Chair:
Gale Hauck (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
W. Neal Mann (ANL)
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Overview of the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) Mission and Design
Daniel J. Walter (TerraPower), Kent Wardle (TerraPower), Zander Mausolff (TerraPower), Josh Walter (TerraPower), Jeff Latkowski (TerraPower)
Paper
Fuel Salt Sampling and Enriching Technology Design Development -- Interfacing Systems Analysis and Project Update
Megan Harkema (Vanderbilt Univ.), Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Paul Marotta (Vanderbilt Univ.)
Characterization of Potential Construction Schedules for Advanced Reactors
Gale Hauck (ORNL), Cory Ball (ORNL), T. Jay Harrison (ORNL), Samantha Sabatino (ORNL)
Rethinking Deployment Scenarios for Advanced Nuclear
Andrew Sowder (EPRI), Dan Moneghan (EPRI)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
