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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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November 9–12, 2025 | Washington, DC | Washington Hilton
General Chair
Thomas Hanlon (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Program Chair
James W. Behrens
Assistant Program Chairs
Haori Yang (Oregon State University)
Sunil Chirayath (ORNL)
SUBMISSION OF SUMMARIES: JUNE 24, 2025
AUTHOR NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: JULY 21, 2025
REVISED SUMMARIES DUE: JULY 31, 2025
The Advances in Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC) is sponsored by the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and seeks 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.
Submissions should contain new data and investigations in scientific or program areas that are of general interest, address problems of interdisciplinary significance, or include in-depth discussions of scientific and technical issues or waste management regulatory and policy issues. 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 maximum of four (4) pages and a minimum of one (1) page; references, tables, figures, and acknowledgements are counted as pages. Authors will be billed a per page charge of $100 for all pages over four.
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 encouraged. Contributions from international, next-generation experts, and university communities are highly encouraged.
https://epsr.ans.org/meeting/?m=440
Isabel Brinker 708-579-8290 ibrinker@ans.org