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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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I work in the analytical labs at one of Europe’s oldest and largest nuclear sites: Sellafield, in northwestern England. I spend my days at the fume hood front, pipette in one hand and radiation probe in the other (and dosimeter pinned to my chest, of course). Outside the lab, I have a second job: I moonlight as a writer and public speaker. My new popular science book—Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World—came out last summer, and it feels like my life has been running at full power ever since.
General Chairs:
Raymond Furstenau (US NRC)
Bao-Wen Yang (DEQD)
Elia Merzari (Penn State University)
Honorary Chairs:
Yassin Hassan (Texas A&M)
Hisashi Ninokata (Politecnico di Milano)
Fan-Bill Cheung (PSU)
ANS Local Section Chair:
John Kelly (Former ANS President)
Program Chair:
Stephen M. Bajorek (US NRC)
Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs:
Igor Bolotnov (North Carolina State University)
Annalisa Manera (University of Michigan)
Honors & Awards Committee Members:
Craig Geradi (Kairos Power, North America)
W. David Pointer (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, North America)
Xiaodong Sun, Chair (University of Michigan, North America)
Ki-Yong Choi (KAERI, Asia)
Shuichiro Miwa (University of Tokyo, Asia)
Ferry Roelofs (NRG, Europe)
Katrien Van Tichelen (SCK CEN, Europe)
Steering Committee Co- Chairs:
John Luxat (McMaster University)
Sofiane Benhamadouche (EdF)
Chul-Hwa Song (KAERI)
Thomas Fanning (USDOE)
Yanping Huang (NPIC)
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