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.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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
Aug 2025
Jan 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
September 2025
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2025
Latest News
Educators learn about Oak Ridge’s nuclear career opportunities
Nearly 300 public school teachers, career counselors, and school administrators from 11 middle and high schools in the Oak Ridge region of Tennessee recently attended a nuclear opportunities workshop. The event was held to provide information about careers available for students in the years ahead related to the cleanup mission of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, June 13, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Marriott 10
Session Chair:
Annabelle Le Coq
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
Session Organizer:
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Preliminary Analysis of Reactivity Initiated Accident Separate Effects Mechanical Tests on Chromium-Coated Zirconium Cladding
1:00–1:20PM EDT
Jennifer I. Espersen (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Ben E. Garrison (ORNL), Kory Linton (ORNL), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Paper
Microstructural Evolution of Zr-702 Under Rapid Heating Profiles
1:20–1:40PM EDT
Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Caleb King (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Christian England (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos E. Castano (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Rapid Temperature Excursions and Dry Air Cooling of Zircaloy-4
1:40–2:00PM EDT
Caleb King (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Christian England (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos E. Castano (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Analysis of Accident Tolerant Fuel Design in Light Water Reactors
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Una Baker (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Khang Nguyen (NCSU), Jason Hou (NCSU), Yong-Joon Choi (INL)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
