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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
Meeting Spotlight
2023 ANS Annual Meeting
June 11–14, 2023
Indianapolis, IN|Marriott Indianapolis 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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CP-1 at 80: The events of December 2, 1942
On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the first controlled nuclear chain reaction, Nuclear Newswire is back with the second of three prepared #ThrowbackThursday posts of CP-1 coverage from past issues of Nuclear News.
On November 17, we surveyed the events of 1942 leading up to the construction of Chicago Pile-1, an assemblage of graphite bricks and uranium “pseudospheres” used to achieve and control a self-sustaining fission reaction on December 2, 1942, inside a squash court at the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field.
Today we’ll pick up where we left off, as construction of CP-1 began on November 16, 1942.
February 6–9, 2023
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
Maintaining Excellence Today – Building the Nuclear Workforce for Tomorrow!
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
May 7–11, 2023
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2023)
Powering the Next Era of Space Exploration
Idaho Falls, ID|Snake River Event Center
July 15–21, 2023
NPIC&HMIT 2023 and PSA 2023 Co-Located Meetings
Knoxville, TN
Embedded Topical Meetings:
August 6–9, 2023
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2023)
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
August 20–25, 2023
20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20)
Washington, D.C.|Washington Hilton
November 4, 2023
Young Professionals Congress
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
An embedded topical at the2023 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
November 5–8, 2023
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2023)
December 10–14, 2023
Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES)
New Orleans, LA
June 9–12, 2024
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)
Las Vegas, NV
An embedded topical at the2024 ANS Annual Meeting
International Conference on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Las Vegas, NV|The Mirage
August 4–7, 2024
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
An embedded topical at the2024 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2024)
August 3–6, 2025
November 8, 2025
An embedded topical at the2025 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
