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Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
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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Nuclear fuel cycle reimagined: Powering the next frontiers from nuclear waste
In the fall of 2023, a small Zeno Power team accomplished a major feat: they demonstrated the first strontium-90 heat source in decades—and the first-ever by a commercial company.
Zeno Power worked with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to fabricate and validate this Z1 heat source design at the lab’s Radiochemical Processing Laboratory. The Z1 demonstration heralded renewed interest in developing radioisotope power system (RPS) technology. In early 2025, the heat source was disassembled, and the Sr-90 was returned to the U.S. Department of Energy for continued use.
Technical Session
Thursday, February 9, 2023|8:00–9:40AM EST|Ossabaw
Session Chair:
Jeff Walton (TVA)
Alternate Chair:
Ray Dean
Session Organizer:
Charles Lease
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VC Summer Full-Scale, Full-Scope 4K Soft-Panel Simulator
8:00–8:25AM EST
Joey Brooks (Dominion Energy South Carolina), Ryan Kimmy (Dominion Energy South Carolina), Jody Lawter (Dominion Energy South Carolina), Andrew Petrarca (Dominion Energy South Carolina)
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Interactive Monitors in the Nuclear Security Training Programs
8:25–8:50AM EST
Wade Ahrends (LaSalle County Generating Station), Matthew Brennan (Dresden Generating Station)
Visitor Processing IQT App Development and Integration
8:50–9:15AM EST
Ryan P. Gross (Constellation Energy)
Development of a Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed Using a Full-Scope Nuclear Power Plant Simulator for Instrumentation and Control and Cybersecurity Education, Training, and Research
9:15–9:40AM EST
Xiangyi Chen (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
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