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Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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In an international industry, regulators cross the border too
Since nuclear physics works the same in Ontario as it does in Tennessee, the industry has been trying to create a reactor that can be deployed on both sides of the border. Now, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission have decided that some of their rulings can cross the border too.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Katrina M. Groth is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the associate director for research for the Center for Risk and Reliability at the University of Maryland. Groth’s research and educational activities focus on engineering safer systems through risk assessment and reliability engineering, with a particular focus on complex engineering systems. Groth’s research has enhanced system safety for applications including hydrogen fueling stations, hydrogen storage, gas pipelines, and nuclear power plants.
Groth has published over 75 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, 30 technical reports, 2 patents, and multiple software packages. Her work has been cited over 3,000 times. She led the development of the HyRAM toolkit for hydrogen risk assessment, and led teams conducting analyses implemented in the U.S. and international hydrogen standards, NFPA 2 and ISO 19880-1. Her Human Reliability Analysis research has filled a critical gap in risk-informed decision making for nuclear regulators. Groth’s work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, PHMSA, and the U.S. Department of Energy, Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in projects totaling over $14M. She is the recipient of a 2021 NSF CAREER award, the 2021 David Okrent Award for Nuclear Safety, the 2022 Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award from the American Nuclear Society, and a technical leadership award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Office. In 2021 she was an invited participant of the U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium.
Prior to joining UMD, Groth was a Principal R&D Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories. She has a B.S in Nuclear Engineering, and an M.S. and PhD. in Reliability Engineering from the University of Maryland. Groth believes that risk assessment should be in every engineer’s toolbox. Throughout her career, Groth has been a dedicated mentor focused on increasing recruitment and retention of women and minorities in engineering. She is a trustee at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, where she is developing an exhibit on risk assessment.
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