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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is 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. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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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ANS webinar tackles nuclear waste
A recent American Nuclear Society webinar tackled misconceptions about nuclear waste. Christopher Perfetti, an associate professor of nuclear engineering at the University of New Mexico, presented “The How, Why, and Where of Nuclear Waste,” the latest online event in ANS’s Educator Training offerings.
Technical Session
Wednesday, September 28, 2022|10:00AM–12:05PM PDT|Harbor
Session Chair:
Kumar Mohindroo (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Lawrence Heilbronn (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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The Sensitivity of Three Terrestrial Bacteria to a Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
10:00–10:25AM PDT
Noel B. Nelson (ORNL), Michael B.R. Smith (ORNL), Lawrence H. Heilbronn (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Harrison L. Line (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Douglas E. Peplow (ORNL), Mathew W. Swinney (ORNL)
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The Lunar Neutron Environment Behind Regolith Shielding
10:25–10:50AM PDT
RayActive : A New CAD Based Neutron Induced Activation Analysis Methodology
10:50–11:15AM PDT
Nicolas Dray (Trad - Tests & Radiations), Eric Suraud (Laboratoire de Physique Théorique de Toulouse), Cédric Dossat (Trad - Tests & Radiations), Nathalie Chatry (Trad - Tests & Radiations)
Activation of Cooling Water at the European XFEL Beam Dumps
11:15–11:40AM PDT
Michael Schmitz (DESY), Taiee Ted Liang (DESY)
Presented by Albrecht Leuschner (DESY)
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