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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Webinar: MC&A and safety in advanced reactors in focus
Towell
Russell
Prasad
The American Nuclear Society’s Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division recently hosted a webinar on updating material control and accounting (MC&A) and security regulations for the evolving field of advanced reactors.
Moderator Shikha Prasad (CEO, Srijan LLC) was joined by two presenters, John Russell and Lester Towell, who looked at how regulations that were historically developed for traditional light water reactors will apply to the next generation of nuclear technology and what changes need to be made.
November 9–12, 2025 | Washington, DC | Washington Hilton
General Chair
Fredrik Tovesson (Argonne National Laboratory)
Program Chair
Yong Wang (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
SUMMARY DEADLINE: JUNE 24, 2025
AUTHOR NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: JULY 21, 2025
REVISED SUMMARIES DUE: JULY 31, 2025
The accelerator applications conference (AccApp’25) provides an international forum for the discussion of all aspects of accelerator-related research activities ranging from progress at current accelerator facilities; to advancement in accelerator design and technology including small-compact accelerator systems and highpower accelerator components and targets; AI/ML inspired optimization in accelerator operations; generation and review of nuclear data; accelerators for isotope production in medical applications; accelerators for materials science in energy applications; accelerators for industrial applications; accelerators for homeland security and forensics; accelerator-based analysis in environmental studies and cultural heritage preservation; and teaching with accelerators etc. Attendance and cooperation are expected from numerous professional and technical societies, academic institutions, national laboratories, federal agencies, and commercial organizations throughout the world. Young generation and student participation is welcomed and encouraged to enrich the exchange of ideas and experiences.
Submissions should contain new data and investigations in scientific or program areas that are of general interest in accelerator community, address problems of interdisciplinary significance where accelerators play an important role or include in-depth discussions of scientific and technical issues pertaining to accelerator technology advancement and accelerator applications. Summaries are presented orally at the conference, and presenters are expected to register for the conference. All submissions must be in English. Non-U.S. attendees requesting a visa invitation letter: registrar@ans.org. Summaries should be a minimum of one (1) page and a maximum of four (4) pages where references, tables, figures, and acknowledgements are all counted as pages. Summaries longer than 4 pages will not be considered.
General guidance for Summary Content:
The list of topics below is meant as guidance for areas of particular interest. Summaries in areas not specifically mentioned but part of the conference scope are also encouraged. Contributions from international, next-generation experts, national laboratories, university communities and industrial organizations are highly encouraged.
Accelerator Facilities
Progress at currently operating facilities and facilities under construction; Future, upgrades, and reset possibilities; Shutdown plans and decommissioning plans; Management and strategy for accelerator facilities; Accelerator Driven Systems; AI/ML Accelerator Operations
Accelerator Design and Technology
New concepts and prototyping for accelerator design (including low energy); Needs for codes and model development; new trends in instrumentation; Radiation protection and shielding; Availability and reliability analyses
High-Power Accelerator Components and Targets
High-power Accelerator Components and Targets Windows, beam monitoring systems, and beam dumps; Targets
Compact Accelerators
Accelerator technology; Gamma Ray production; Neutron generations; General applications
Nuclear Data
Nuclear reaction models and applications; Charges particle, fission and fusion cross-sections and application; Photonuclear cross-sections and applications; High energy particle modeling, experiments, and applications
Accelerators for Material Science
New structural materials for fission and fusion reactors; Effects of heavy ions on materials; Effects on materials for microelectronics with fast particles; Comparative studies between ions and neutrons; Low energy methods for space, aviation, and other applications
Medical Applications of Accelerators
Production of medical radioisotopes; Hadron therapy; BNCT; Radiobiology
Industrial Application of Accelerators
Electron and x-ray irradiation; Industrial applications of ion beams
Accelerators for Security and Forensics
Border security; Replacing high activity sources with accelerator-based irradiators; Nuclear techniques for forensics
Accelerators for Environmental Studies
Environmental monitoring; Climate change and natural disasters
Accelerators for Cultural Heritage
Authentication, dating, and characterization; Conservation
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