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Division Spotlight
Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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!
Latest Magazine Issues
Sep 2024
Jan 2024
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
October 2024
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
What role can university research reactors play in a nuclear energy resurgence?
Corey Hines
Current and future decarbonization goals necessitate robust and reliable energy generation solutions with high capacity factors to serve as baseload sources of clean energy. Next-generation advanced reactor and small modular reactor designs have driven new technology, training regimes, and new reactor design and implementation of solutions associated with new design concepts and scale.
Research and teaching institutions like Washington State University are responding to help meet the needs of future nuclear research and development and fill in workforce gaps by preparing the next generation of workers in nuclear science and engineering. Domestic university research reactors provide an unparalleled teaching and training tool and are an R&D force multiplier for enhanced nuclear skillset development and training. Investing in research reactors and the important mission they serve benefits nuclear research both domestically and globally. Research reactors offer low-cost, safe, real-world job training and provide the experimentation platforms necessary to advance and meet demands of ongoing and future work in the nuclear sector that transcends traditional nuclear R&D.
September 8–12, 2024
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024
Charleston, SC
October 6–10, 2024
GLOBAL 2024
Tokyo, Japan
October 7–10, 2024
Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference 2024 (PBNC)
Organized by the Pacific Nuclear Council (PNC)Nuclear Enabling a Net-Zero World.
Idaho Falls, ID|Blue Cross of Idaho Conference Center
October 20–24, 2024
Joint International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications + Monte Carlo (SNA + MC) 2024
Paris, France
NOW COMES THE HARD PART…
Embedded Topical Meetings:
December 3–6, 2024
International Symposium on Future I&C for Nuclear Power Plants (ISOFIC) 2024
Jeju, Republic of Korea|Booyoung Resort
February 3–6, 2025
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
Innovating Nuclear Workforce Training and Education
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
March 23–28, 2025
13th International Conference on Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry (MARC XIII)
Kailua-Kona, HI
April 3–5, 2025
ANS Student Conference 2025
Old and Nu
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
April 27–30, 2025
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
Elevating Peak Performance
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
May 4–8, 2025
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025)
Powering Today’s Ambitions to Reach Tomorrow’s Realities
Huntsville, AL
June 15–18, 2025
2025 ANS Annual Conference
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
July 20–23, 2025
Advances in Nuclear Fuel Management (ANFM 2025)
Evolving Paradigms in Nuclear Fuel Management: Powering Future Generations
Clearwater Beach, FL|Sheraton Sand Key Resort
August 31–September 5, 2025
21st International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (Nureth-21)
Busan, Republic of Korea
September 14–18, 2025
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division 2025 Conference
Many Missions, One Goal: Collaborating for a Safer Tomorrow
Austin, TX|AT&T Hotel & Conference Center
October 5–9, 2025
TopFuel 2025: Nuclear Reactor Fuel Performance Conference
Fueling the Future – Building on our Legacy
Nashville, TN|DoubleTree, Downtown Nashville
November 9–12, 2025
2025 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
May 31–June 3, 2026
2026 Annual Conference
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
October 11–16, 2026
Global 2026
Chicago, IL
November 15–18, 2026
2026 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
Embedded Topical Meeting:
June 13–16, 2027
2027 Annual Conference
Lake Buena Vista, FL|Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
October 31–November 4, 2027
2027 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
November 4–7, 2029
2029 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 16–19, 2031
2031 ANS Winter Meeting and Expo
