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Conference Spotlight
Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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!
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August 2025
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Powering the future: How the DOE is fueling nuclear fuel cycle research and development
As global interest in nuclear energy surges, the United States must remain at the forefront of research and development to ensure national energy security, advance nuclear technologies, and promote international cooperation on safety and nonproliferation. A crucial step in achieving this is analyzing how funding and resources are allocated to better understand how to direct future research and development. The Department of Energy has spearheaded this effort by funding hundreds of research projects across the country through the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP). This initiative has empowered dozens of universities to collaborate toward a nuclear-friendly future.
September 14–18, 2025
Many Missions, One Goal: Collaborating for a Safer Tomorrow
Austin, TX|AT&T Hotel & Conference Center
Call for Student Presentations
Present your research, projects, or case studies related to nuclear criticality safety. Share your work with leading experts and fellow students in this premier technical forum.
William CharltonUniversity of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin)
Angela ChambersDOE Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
Deborah HillUnited Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL)
Satoshi GunjiJapan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
We're excited to share an outstanding program for the 2025 ANS NCSD topical conference. With over 100 high quality papers submitted, this year's schedule is stacked with top-notch speakers and presentations. Sessions cover topics ranging from nuclear data and criticality accidents to professional development and knowledge transfer.
With increased engagement from young professionals in the paper writing and presentation process, we're packing more into each session. New this year, session formats will combine both full length, 20-minute presentations and 10-minute lightning talks.
We're especially excited about these sessions that are generating a lot of buzz!
Explore the Full Program
All sponsors are recognized on the conference website and in promotional communications. All sponsors will also be acknowledged at the Opening Plenary and on signage displayed throughout the conference. Sponsorship packages are limited, so reserve your package early. Download the Sponsor Prospectus
You are invited to submit your work for a special issue of the ANS journal Nuclear Science and Engineering or to the ANS publication platform Nuclear Science and Technology Open Research. Click the + for more information.
NCSD 2025 has partnered with the ANS journal Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) to publish a special issue of papers derived from the conference. Additionally, should you choose not to pursue journal publication, we invite you to consider submitting to the ANS online platform Nuclear Science and Technology Open Research (NSTOR). See below or click here for more information on NSTOR.
If interested, please contact the guest editors listed below or submit directly via the links below.
**Submission window: open now with a final deadline of December 15, 2025
Details:
Submittal instructions:
Please consider the scopes of the journals when deciding where to submit.
Nuclear Science and Engineering welcomes submissions that explore basic and fundamental research in all areas related to nuclear science and engineering. Submit to NSE – Questions? Email nse@ans.org.
Nuclear Science and Technology Open Research welcomes submissions where authors prefer, or funders require, a fully open publication venue for research articles, and/or where authors would like to submit article types not typically supported by archival journals (e.g., brief reports, method articles, data notes, posters/presentations).
Submit to NSTOR – Questions? Email nstor@ans.org.
Thank you again for attending NCSD 2025, and we hope you participate in this special issue opportunity!
Our very best,
Michael Fendler,NCSD 2025 technical program chair,special issue guest editor
Farzad Rahnema,Nuclear Science and Engineering editor-in-chief,frahnema@outlook.com
