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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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U.S.-Japan collaboration turns out “Super Engineers”
Before the Fukushima Daiichi accident in March 2011, nuclear power from 54 reactors provided about 30 percent of Japan’s electricity. In the wake of the disaster, Japan shut down every one of its reactors.
Recently, the country has been restarting its nuclear power plants. Among its current fleet of 33 operable reactors, fewer than half have been restarted. Nuclear power is currently providing about 8.5 percent of Japan’s electricity (with natural gas and coal accounting for more than 60 percent).
The Japanese government’s present energy plan, announced last year, calls for nuclear power to meet 20 percent of the country’s electricity needs by 2040. While the government views nuclear as a crucial asset toward meeting its goal of net zero emissions by 2050, public support for nuclear energy also continues to increase. A 2012 Pew Research poll—conducted one year after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster—indicated that 70 percent of the public opposed nuclear power. However, a 2022 poll by Nikkei Business Publications suggests that now, more than 50 percent of the public supports nuclear power—if safety can be ensured.
Contributing their expertise to these restarts in recent years are young nuclear industry professionals who were trained a decade ago in a mentorship/training program involving U.S. institutions.
This “Super Engineer Project” was sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and Hokkaido University from 2015 to 2017. METI sponsored the project to improve the Japanese nuclear safety culture by learning from the U.S. safety culture.
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August 16–20, 2026
Global 2026
Deploying Sustainable Nuclear Fuel Cycles
Chicago, IL|Westin Chicago River North
August 24–27, 2026
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
November 15–18, 2026
2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
February 22–25, 2027
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2027)
Meeting the Moment, Transforming Nuclear Training and Education for a Changing World
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa
April 8–10, 2027
ANS Student Conference 2027
Berkeley, CA|University of California, Berkeley
April 18–22, 2027
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering 2027 (M&C 2027)
Advancing Nuclear Science with Proven Methods and AI Innovation
Columbus, OH|Hilton Columbus Downtown
May 2–5, 2027
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS-2027)
Cleveland, OH|Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
May 9–13, 2027
NPIC&HMIT and ISOFIC 2027 (15th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, & Human-Machine Interface Technologies and the 9th International Symposium on Future I&C for Nuclear Power Plants 2027)
Salt Lake City, UT|Hilton Salt Lake City Center
June 13–16, 2027
2027 Annual Conference
Lake Buena Vista, FL|Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
August 22–27, 2027
22nd International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (Nureth 2027)
Advancing Thermal-Hydraulics to Unlock the Future of Nuclear Energy
Denver, CO|Hilton Denver City Center
August 30–September 2, 2027
2027 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
New Orleans, LA
September 26–30, 2027
PSA 2027- 50th Anniversary Conference
Long Beach, CA|Marriott Long Beach Downtown
October 31–November 4, 2027
2027 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
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December 5–9, 2027
Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES)
Santa Barbara, CA|Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort
November 12–15, 2028
2028 ANS Annual Conference & Expo
Las Vegas, NV|The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
November 4–7, 2029
2029 ANS Annual Conference & Expo
November 16–19, 2031
2031 ANS Annual Conference & Expo
