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Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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!
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Latest News
Two updated standards on criticality safety published
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recently approved two new American Nuclear Society standards covering different aspects of nuclear criticality safety (NCS).
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE)
Plenary Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Pacific A
A White House Fusion Summit earlier this year signaled U.S. ambition to develop a bold decadal plan to dramatically accelerate fusion RD&D in partnership with the private sector. This panel will bring together a broad set of stakeholders and leaders who will share their vision about how to accelerate fusion RD&D and the technical and commercialization barriers needing to be overcome.
moderator
Scott HsuDOE Lead Fusion Coordinator and ARPA-E Program Director
Speakers
Kathryn A. McCarthy, Ph.D. Oak Ridge National LaboratoryAssociate Laboratory Director for Fusion and Fission Energy and Science
Artem Smirnov TAE, CTO
Satoshi Konishi Kyoto Fusioneering, Co-founder and Chief Fusioneer and Professor at Kyoto University
Troy Carter UCLA, Professor
Jane Hotchkiss Co-Founder and President, Energy for the Common Good
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