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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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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Bill would eliminate public hearing requirement in nuclear licensing
A bill being considered in the U.S. Senate seeks to remove the requirement for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold a public hearing for every nuclear reactor application.
Current law requires public hearings to be held by the NRC toward the end the all reactor license application process, in addition to the statutorily required environmental and safety reviews that provide public engagement opportunities for stakeholders and citizens.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fundamental Irradiation Damage
Tuesday, December 12, 2023|8:00–9:40AM CST|Galerie 6
Session Chair:
Yanwen Zhang (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Flyura Djurabekova (Univ. Helsinki)
Track Organizers:
Steve Zinkle (University of Tennessee & Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Mitra Taheri (Johns Hopkins University)
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Machine-Learned Interatomic Potentials for Radiation Damage in Metals and Alloys
8:00–8:40AM CST
J. Byggmästar (Univ. Helsinki), K. Nordlund (Univ. Helsinki), F. Djurabekova (Univ. Helsinki)
Paper
Atomistically-Informed Cluster Dynamics Modelling of Concurrent Interstitial and Vacancy a-Loop Evolution in Alpha-Zirconium
8:40–9:00AM CST
Jose F. March-Rico (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), Sophie Blondel (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Brian D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Hydrogen Pickup via the Implantation of Collision Recoils
9:00–9:20AM CST
Richard W. Smith (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), Bruce F. Kammenzind (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
Faulted Vacancy Basal Pyramids and Their Impact on Breakaway Growth in α-Zr
9:20–9:40AM CST
N. Militello (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), S. Blondel (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), J.F. March-Rico (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), B.D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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