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Division Spotlight
Decommissioning & Environmental Sciences
The mission of the Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences (DES) Division is to promote the development and use of those skills and technologies associated with the use of nuclear energy and the optimal management and stewardship of the environment, sustainable development, decommissioning, remediation, reutilization, and long-term surveillance and maintenance of nuclear-related installations, and sites. The target audience for this effort is the membership of the Division, the Society, and the public at large.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
February 6–9, 2023
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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 Science and Engineering
November 2022
Nuclear Technology
December 2022
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Fusion energy radwaste management considerations
The question of what to do with the radioactive waste has been raised frequently for both fission and fusion. In the 1970s, fusion adopted the land-based disposal option, primarily based on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to regulate all radioactive wastes as only a disposal issue, following the fission guidelines. In the early 2000s, members of the Advanced Research Innovation and Evaluation Study (ARIES) national team became increasingly aware of the high amount of mildly radioactive materials that 1-GWe fusion power plants will generate, compared with the current line of fission reactors. The main concern is that such a sizable inventory of mostly tritiated radioactive materials would tend to rapidly fill U.S. repositories—a serious issue that was overlooked in early fusion studies1 that could influence the public acceptability of fusion energy and will certainly become more significant in the immediate future if left unaddressed, as fusion moves toward commercialization.
American Nuclear Society meetings and conferences are the best way to keep current with the ever changing fields of nuclear science and technology.
In addition to two national meetings per year, ANS sponsors many topical meetings which concentrate on a particular technical area. Many of these meetings are planned many years in advance and are listed here. To have a meeting listed here, it must be approved by the National Program Committee of the American Nuclear Society for inclusion on the ANS Calendar.
For more than 65 years, ANS has provided a forum for advancing the state of applied nuclear science and technology. We remain committed to serving the needs of the nuclear professional community during these unprecedented times. Our in-person and hybrid meetings enable the robust technical exchange of an ANS meeting—papers, presentations, posters, and plenaries, etc.—while ensuring the health and safety of everyone involved during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maintaining Excellence Today – Building the Nuclear Workforce for Tomorrow!
April 13–15, 2023
2023 Student Conference
Passing the Torch
Knoxville, TN|University of Tennessee at Knoxville
April 23–27, 2023
International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Gyeongju, South Korea
May 7–11, 2023
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2023)
Powering the Next Era of Space Exploration
Idaho Falls, ID|Snake River Event Center
May 7–12, 2023
3rd International Conference on Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (RANC-3)
Budapest, Hungary
June 11–14, 2023
2023 ANS Annual Meeting
Indianapolis, IN|Marriott Indianapolis Downtown
July 15–21, 2023
NPIC&HMIT 2023 and PSA 2023 Co-Located Meetings
Knoxville, TN
Embedded Topical Meetings:
July 23–27, 2023
11th International Conference on Isotopes
Saskatoon, Canada
August 6–9, 2023
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2023)
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
August 13–17, 2023
The International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2023)
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
August 20–25, 2023
20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20)
Washington, D.C.|Washington Hilton
November 5–8, 2023
2023 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
December 10–14, 2023
Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES)
New Orleans, LA
May 25–29, 2024
7th International Conference on Nuclear and Renewable Energy Resources (NURER2024)
Ankara, Turkey
June 9–12, 2024
2024 ANS Annual Meeting
Las Vegas, NV|The Mirage
August 4–7, 2024
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo
November 17–21, 2024
2024 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
June 15–18, 2025
2025 ANS Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
August 3–6, 2025
November 9–12, 2025
2025 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
Embedded Topical Meeting:
May 31–June 3, 2026
2026 Annual Meeting
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
November 15–18, 2026
2026 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
June 13–16, 2027
2027 Annual Meeting
Lake Buena Vista, FL|Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
November 7–10, 2027
2027 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
