ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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
May 2024
Jan 2024
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
June 2024
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
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 Integrated Phenomena in Reactor Materials
Thursday, December 14, 2023|10:00–11:40AM CST|Galerie 5
Session Chair:
Bruce A. Pint (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Stuart A. Maloy (PNNL)
Track Organizers:
Andrew Hoffman (n/a)
Adrian Couet (University of Wisconsin- Madison)
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Impact of Proton Irradiation on Corrosion Behavior of Zircaloy-4 and Zr-1Nb Alloys in Hydrogenated Water: A Post-Irradiation Study
10:00–10:20AM CST
Peng Wang (Univ. Michigan), Gary S. Was (Univ. Michigan)
Paper
In-situ Irradiation and Elastic Stress Effects on Molten Fluoride Salt Corrosion of Structural Alloys
10:20–10:40AM CST
C. Evered (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), M. Tonks (Univ. Florida), K. Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), A. Couet (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Molten Chloride Salt Corrosion of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics
10:40–11:00AM CST
Brian Carpman (Univ. Michigan), James Kelly (Univ. Michigan), Stephen S. Raiman (Univ. Michigan)
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Novel Nickel-Base Alloys for Molten Salt Reactor Applications
11:00–11:20AM CST
Ryan Thier (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jaimie Tiley (ORNL), Bruce Pint (ORNL), Ryan Gordon (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Soumya Nag (ORNL), Steven Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Design of Functionally-Graded Cermet Coatings for Molten Salt Reactors by High Throughput Finite Element Modeling
11:20–11:40AM CST
K. Yan (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), D. Zhao (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), S. Sarkar (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), R.Rahul (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), J. Lian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.