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Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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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ANS’s Mentor Match applications open
Applications are now open for the American Nuclear Society’s newly redesigned mentoring program. Mentor Match is a unique opportunity available only to ANS members that offers year-round mentorship and networking opportunities to Society members at any point in their education.
The deadline to apply for membership in the inaugural summer cohort, which will take place July 1–August 31, is June 20. The application form can be found here.
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Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Session Chair: Mark Lefebvre
Monday, May 5, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT
Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Session Chair: Tyler Steiner
Monday, May 5, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT
Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Session Chair: Gregory Fedor
Tuesday, May 6, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT
Salon EF (Marriott)|Session Chair: Mark Lefebvre
Wednesday, May 7, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT
Wednesday, May 7, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT
Salon EF (Marriott)|Session Chair: Carl E. Sandifer
Monday, May 5, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT
Salon EF (Marriott)|Session Chair: David Frate
Salon EF (Marriott)|Session Chair: Allen Guzik
Salon EF (Marriott)|Session Chair: Lauren Clayman
Panel|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Session Chair: June Zakrajsek
Tuesday, May 6, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT
Salon EF (Marriott)|Session Chair: Colleen Van Lear
Salon EF (Marriott)|Session Chair: Andrea Marchica
Tuesday, May 6, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT
Salon EF (Marriott)|Session Chairs: Chris Whiting, Emily Hsu
Wednesday, May 7, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT
SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Session Chair: Mitchell Rodriguez
Panel|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Session Chair: Michael G. Houts
SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Session Chair: Jason Cassibry
SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)|Session Chair: Will Grier
SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)|Session Chair: David Manzella
SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Session Chair: Jarvis Caffrey
SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Session Chair: Doug Burns
Panel|SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)|Session Chair: Julia E. Cline
SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Session Chair: Joel Krakower
Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Session Chair: Kurt Polzin
SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Session Chair: Tim Duquette
Panel|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Session Chair: Ron S. Faibish
SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Session Chair: Jason Reynolds
Panel|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Session Chair: Michael Schoenfeld
SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Session Chair: James Maddox
SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)|Session Chair: George Williams
Salon EF (Marriott)|Session Chair: Elora Kurz
