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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
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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The 2025 ANS election results are in!
Spring marks the passing of the torch for American Nuclear Society leadership. During this election cycle, ANS members voted for the newest vice president/president-elect, treasurer, and six board of director positions (four U.S., one non-U.S., one student). New professional division leadership was also decided on in this election, which opened February 25 and closed April 15. About 21 percent of eligible members of the Society voted—a similar turnout to last year.
Technical Session
Monday, May 8, 2023|3:45–5:25PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
Christofer E. Whiting
Alternate Chair:
Austen D. Fradeneck
Session Organizer:
Sebastian C. Corbisiero
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Developments of the Americium and Plutonium Purification by Extraction (AMPPEX) Process and the PuMA 2 Scale-Up Opportunities
3:45–4:05PM MDT
Rebecca Sanderson (National Nuclear Laboratory), Mark Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory), Chris Maher (National Nuclear Laboratory), Michael Carrott (National Nuclear Laboratory), Dan Whittaker (National Nuclear Laboratory), Billy Keywood (National Nuclear Laboratory), Chloe Edmondson (National Nuclear Laboratory), Hannah Colledge (National Nuclear Laboratory), Jessica Gunning (National Nuclear Laboratory), Victoria Hayter (National Nuclear Laboratory), Tim Tinsley (National Nuclear Laboratory), Christophe Fongarland (European Space Agency)
Paper
Cross-Section Comparison for Pu-238 Production in the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory
4:05–4:25PM MDT
Jill Mitchell (INL), Brittany Grayson (INL)
Characterization of Neptunium Oxide Product from Modified Direct Denitration Process
4:25–4:45PM MDT
Kathryn M. Peruski (ORNL), Connor J. Parker (ORNL), Samantha K. Cary (ORNL)
EmberCore Commercial Radioisotope Product -- Path Toward Demonstration and Flight
4:45–5:05PM MDT
Christopher Morrison (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Danyal Turkoglu (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Kevin Makinson (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Michael Eades (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
Feasibility of a Small Low-Power RTG Concept Utilizing a GPHS Heat Source
5:05–5:25PM MDT
Kenton Sherick (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Aniruddha Ray (RGS Development), Pierre Berneron (RGS Development), B. Allen Tolson (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Chadwick Barklay (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Maarten den Heijer (RGS Development)
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