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Division Spotlight
Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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|3:20–5:00PM EST|Cumberland C
Session Chair:
John Mobley (Univ. Michigan)
Session Organizer:
Charles Lease
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Development of Cyberspace-Enabled Virtual Laboratories for a Scalable and Resilient Learning Environment
3:20–3:45PM EST
Jonah Lau (Purdue Univ.), Zachery Dahm (Purdue Univ.), Julian Triveri (Purdue Univ.), Joyce Zhou (Purdue Univ.), Augusto Butkewitsch (Purdue Univ.), George Takahashi (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
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Engineering and Simulator Operations Interdisciplinary Learning
3:45–4:10PM EST
C. Rytych (Constellation Energy Generation), R. Pettigrew (Constellation Energy Generation), J. Fruge (Constellation Energy Generation)
The One-Question Quiz: Harnessing the Power of Challenging Questions for Enhanced Learning
4:10–4:35PM EST
Blye Widmar (Constellation Energy)
Affective Domain, Behavioral Change, and Rubric Use
4:35–5:00PM EST
Annaliese B. Piraino (Vistra Corp.), Shari Cook (Vistra Corp.), Andrew Jacques (Vistra Corp.)
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