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Division Spotlight
Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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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Former NRC commissioners lend support to efforts to eliminate mandatory hearings
A group of nine former nuclear regulatory commissioners sent a letter Wednesday to the current Nuclear Regulatory Commission members lending support to efforts to get rid of mandatory hearings in the licensing process, which should speed up the process by three to six months and save millions of dollars.
Technical Session
Tuesday, February 4, 2025|10:00–11:40AM EST|Cumberland C
Session Chair:
Drew Thomas (INL)
Session Organizers:
Charles Lease (EPRI)
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DOE Packaging University Summer Institute at Argonne National Laboratory: Preparing the Next Generation of Professionals in Nuclear Packaging
10:00–10:25AM EST
Y.Y. Liu (ANL), K.A. Brown (ANL), E. Edge (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
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Bridging STEM Education and National Security Through Student Engagement
10:25–10:50AM EST
Kyle Hartig (Univ. Florida), Justin Valenti (Penn State), Douglas Wolfe (Penn State), Susan Zingaro (Penn State)
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Guiding Students into Nuclear -- Developing Resources to Support Students Joining a Modular Postgraduate Course in Nuclear Science and Technology
10:50–11:15AM EST
Stuart Christie (Univ. Manchester), Caroline Hughes (Univ. Manchester)
New Training Program for New Build
11:15–11:40AM EST
Igor Jencic (Jožef Stefan Institute)
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