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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
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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Nuclear fuel cycle reimagined: Powering the next frontiers from nuclear waste
In the fall of 2023, a small Zeno Power team accomplished a major feat: they demonstrated the first strontium-90 heat source in decades—and the first-ever by a commercial company.
Zeno Power worked with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to fabricate and validate this Z1 heat source design at the lab’s Radiochemical Processing Laboratory. The Z1 demonstration heralded renewed interest in developing radioisotope power system (RPS) technology. In early 2025, the heat source was disassembled, and the Sr-90 was returned to the U.S. Department of Energy for continued use.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|8:00–9:45AM EDT|Tennessee
Session Chair:
Timothy M. Crook (Blue Wave AI Labs)
Alternate Chair:
William N. Mann (ANL)
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Data-Based Model for Optimized Power Distribution of a Nuclear-Hydrogen Hybrid Energy System for Grid Power Load Following and Energy Storage Production
8:00–8:20AM EDT
Michael Smith (Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte), Alex French (Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte), Wesley Williams (Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte), Sven Bader (Orano Federal Services)
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Validation of Integrated Energy System Dispatch Strategies with a Transient Physical System Model
8:20–8:40AM EDT
Jacob A. Bryan (Utah State), Seth Dana (Utah State), Aiden S. Meek (Utah State), Manjur R. Basnet (Utah State), Hailei Wang (Utah State)
Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Natrium Energy Island with Molten Salt Energy Storage
8:40–9:00AM EDT
Seth Dana (Utah State), Aiden S. Meek (Utah State), Jacob A. Bryan (Utah State), Manjur R. Basnet (Utah State), Hailei Wang (Utah State)
Sensitivity Analysis of a Nuclear Hybrid Energy System with Thermal Energy Storage in CAISO and MISO
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Jacob A. Bryan (Utah State), Hailei Wang (Utah State), Paul W. Talbot (INL)
Synthetic Time Series Generation and Model Selection for Three ISOs Using RAVEN
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Manjur Raj Basnet (Utah State), Jacob Bryan (Utah State), Seth Dana (Utah State), Aiden Meek (Utah State), Hailei Wang (Utah State), Paul W. Talbot (INL)
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