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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.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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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In early 2006, a start-up company launched a small rocket from a tiny island in the Pacific. It exploded, showering the island with debris. A year later, a second launch attempt sent a rocket to space but failed to make orbit, burning up in the atmosphere. Another year brought a third attempt—and a third failure. The following month, in September 2008, the company used the last of its funds to launch a fourth rocket. It reached orbit, making history as the first privately funded liquid-fueled rocket to do so.
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9:30–11:30AM CST
Galerie 5|Sponsored by Advanced/Novel Materials
Session Chair: William F. Cureton|Alternate Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Panel|Galerie 3|Sponsored by Early Career Panel
Session Chair: Kevin G. Field|Alternate Chair: Elizabeth S. Sooby
Galerie 1|Sponsored by Evolution of Material Properties
Session Chair: Gary Was|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Galerie 6|Sponsored by Fundamental Irradiation Damage
Session Chair: Khalid Hattar|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
1:00–2:40PM CST
Session Chair: Eric J. Lang|Alternate Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Session Chair: Stuart A. Maloy|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Galerie 3|Sponsored by Fuels and Actinide Materials
Session Chair: Michael R. Tonks|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Clarissa Yablinsky|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
3:10–4:50PM CST
Session Chair: Caleb P. Massey|Alternate Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Session Chair: Kai Nordlund|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Pierre-Clement A. Simon|Alternate Chair: Michael R. Tonks
Session Chair: Maylise Nastar|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
8:00–9:40AM CST
Session Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Session Chair: Brian Wirth|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Marat Khafizov|Alternate Chair: Michael R. Tonks
Session Chair: Yanwen Zhang|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
10:00–11:40AM CST
Session Chair: Kevin G. Field|Alternate Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Session Chair: Larry Aagesen|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva|Alternate Chair: Michael R. Tonks
Session Chair: William J. Weber|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
Session Chair: Stephen S. Raiman|Alternate Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Session Chair: Luca Capriotti|Alternate Chair: Michael R. Tonks
Galerie 1|Sponsored by Integrated Phenomena in Reactor Materials
Session Chair: Julie D. Tucker|Alternate Chair: Adrien Couet
Galerie 6|Sponsored by Nuclear Fuel Cycles
Session Chair: Michael Cooper|Alternate Chair: Jie Lian
Session Chair: Janelle P. Wharry|Alternate Chair: Kevin Field
Session Chair: Fidelma Giulia Di Lemma|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Tyler Gerczak|Alternate Chair: Adrien Couet
Session Chair: Denia Djokic|Alternate Chair: Jie Lian
5:00–7:00PM CST
Galerie 2|Sponsored by Poster Session
Session Chair: Anne A. Campbell|Alternate Chair: Maria A. Okuniewski
Session Chair: Mahmut N. Cinbiz|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Scarlett Widgeon Paisner|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Galerie 5|Sponsored by Integrated Phenomena in Reactor Materials
Session Chair: Yongfeng Zhang|Alternate Chair: Andrew K. Hoffman
Session Chair: Stephen T. Lam|Alternate Chair: Sarah C. Finkeldei
Session Chair: Kyle A. Gamble|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Christopher Matthews|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Haozheng Qu|Alternate Chair: Andrew K. Hoffman
Session Chair: Adam Burak|Alternate Chair: Sarah C. Finkeldei
Session Chair: Ramprashad Prabhakaran|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Benjamin W. Beeler|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
Session Chair: Peng Wang|Alternate Chair: Stuart A. Maloy
Session Chair: Benjamin P. Eftink|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Jian Gan|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Stephen A. Taller|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
Session Chair: Bruce A. Pint|Alternate Chair: Stuart A. Maloy
Session Chair: Janelle P. Wharry|Alternate Chair: Kevin G. Field
Session Chair: Jason Trelewicz|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Zane Wallen|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Yongfeng Zhang|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
Session Chair: Aaron Penders|Alternate Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Session Chair: Clarissa Yablinsky|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Elizabeth S. Sooby|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Anne A. Campbell|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova