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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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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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
Thomas Hanlon (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Program Chair
James W. Behrens
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.
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Isabel Brinker 708-579-8290 ibrinker@ans.org