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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
2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott 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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First concrete marks start of safety-related construction for Hermes test reactor
Kairos Power announced this morning that safety-related nuclear construction has begun at the Oak Ridge, Tenn., site where the company is building its Hermes low-power test reactor. Hermes, a scaled demonstration of Kairos Power’s fluoride salt–cooled, high-temperature reactor technology, became the first non–light water reactor to receive a construction permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in December 2023. The company broke ground at the site in July 2024.
2022 ANS Annual Meeting
Plenary Session|Panel
Monday, June 13, 2022|8:00–11:00AM PDT
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Executive Session|Panel
Monday, June 13, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT
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Monday, June 13, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT
Plenary Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|8:00–9:45AM PDT
Executive Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|8:30–9:45AM PDT
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT
