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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.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott 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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Webinar: MC&A and safety in advanced reactors in focus
Towell
Russell
Prasad
The American Nuclear Society’s Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division recently hosted a webinar on updating material control and accounting (MC&A) and security regulations for the evolving field of advanced reactors.
Moderator Shikha Prasad (CEO, Srijan LLC) was joined by two presenters, John Russell and Lester Towell, who looked at how regulations that were historically developed for traditional light water reactors will apply to the next generation of nuclear technology and what changes need to be made.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Monday, July 17, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|301D
Session Chair:
Andrew Hahn (Sandia National Laboratory)
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble
Session Organizer:
Fan Zhang
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Lessons Learned from Performing Applied Cyber Exercises in Halden
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Bjørn Axel Gran (Institute for Energy Technology), John Eidar Simensen (Institute for Energy Technology), Per-Arne Jørgensen (Institute for Energy Technology), Espen Nystad (Institute for Energy Technology)
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Application of Zero Trust Architectures for Nuclear Power Plants: Benefits and Challenges to Implementation
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Benjamin Karch (Sandia), Andrew Hahn (Sandia), Alexandria Haddad (Sandia), Christopher C. Lamb (Sandia)
Development of Procedure for Setting Cybersecurity Exercise Scenarios in Korean NPPs
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Seungmin Kim (Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control), Kibeom Son (Kyung Hee Univ.), Sejin Baek (Kyung Hee Univ.), Dohun Kwon (Kyung Hee Univ.), Gyunyoung Heo (Kyung Hee Univ.)
The IEC Standard Series on Cybersecurity for I&C and Electrical Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Tighe Smith (Paragon Energy Solutions), Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions), Ludovic Pietre-Cambacedes (EDF), Thomas Walter (Preussen Elektra), Juergen Bochtler (Siemens Energy Global)
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