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Division Spotlight
Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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Commercial nuclear innovation "new space" age
In early 2006, a start-up company launched a small rocket from a tiny island in the Pacific. It exploded, showering the island with debris. A year later, a second launch attempt sent a rocket to space but failed to make orbit, burning up in the atmosphere. Another year brought a third attempt—and a third failure. The following month, in September 2008, the company used the last of its funds to launch a fourth rocket. It reached orbit, making history as the first privately funded liquid-fueled rocket to do so.
Pioneer Plaques:
Michael Z. Podowski
Neil Todreas
Richard T. Lahey
Keynote Awards:
Shuichiro Miwa
Alessandro del Nevo
Paolo Balestra
Yasir Arafat
Robert Salko
April Novak
Yohei Sato
Nam Dinh
David E. Holcomb
Fulvio Mascari
Philippe M. Bardet
Organizer Awards:
Yassin Hassan
Hisashi Ninokata
Fan-Bill Cheung
Raymond Furstenau
Bao-Wen Yang
Elia Merzari
Stephen M. Bajorek
Igor Bolotnov
Annalisa Manera
Xiaodong Sun
Best Paper Plaques:
Chi Wang, Md Mahamudur Rahman, and Matteo Bucci
Jun Fang, Dillon Shaver, Paul Romano, and Elia Merzari
Roman W. Morse, Jason Chan, Kristofer M. Dressler, Gregory F. Nellis, Arganthaël Berson, and Jean-Marie Le Corre
Paridhi Athe, Nam Dinh, and Abhinav Gupta
Andrew Bielen, James Corson, and Joseph Staudenmeier
F. Rein, F. Fichot, L. Carénini, M. Le Bars, and B. Favier
David Reger, Elia Merzari, Saya Lee, Paolo Balestra, and Yassin A. Hassan
K. Zwijsen, N. van den Bos, E.M.A. Frederix, F. Roelofs, and A.H. van Zuijlen
Young Professionals Plaques:
Victor Coppo Leite
Trevor Melsheimer
M. Garbarini
THD NURETH Fellow Awards:
Stephen Bajorek
Jacopo Buongiorno
Certificates of Appreciation-Sponsors:
Argonne National Laboratory
BWX Technologies, Inc.
Constellation Energy Group
EDF
Idaho National Laboratory
Kairos Power
LaVision Inc.
Naval Nuclear Laboratory
Nuclear Engineering at NCSU
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Westinghouse Electric Company
Certificates of Appreciation-Plenary Speakers:
Kathryn Huff
Jose N. Reyes, Jr.
Rita Baranwal
Koji Okamoto
Leon Cizelj
Per Peterson
Certificates of Appreciation-Steering Committee Co-Chairs:
John Luxat
Sofiane Benhamadouche
Chul-Hwa Song
Thomas Fanning
Certificates of Appreciation-Honors & Awards Committee:
Craig Gerardi
W. David Pointer
Ki-Yong Choi
Ferry Roelofs
Katrien Van Tichelen
Certificates of Appreciation-Reviewers:
Nadish Saini
Marco Colombo
Jun Liao
Sunming Qin
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