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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
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.
Technical Session
Monday, November 8, 2021|12:40–2:40PM EST
Session Chair:
George Apostolakis (Nuc Risk Res Center (Tokyo))
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Fernando Ferrante (EPRI)
Session Producer:
Chase Blaeser
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Risk-Informed Process for Evaluations
12:40–1:10PM EST
Antonios M. Zoulis (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Paper
Lessons Learned From Surveillance Test Interval Extension of Integrated Safeguards Actuation Test (ISAT) at Sizewell B
1:10–1:40PM EST
Ray Schneider (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Gary Douglas (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kyle Hope (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ashlyn Fornear (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Marinos Panayiotou (Corporate Risk Associates), Christopher Sharrock (EDF Energy)
Research Activities Associated With the Treatment of Potential Common-Cause Failures in Event and Condition Assessment
1:40–2:10PM EST
Christopher Hunter (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Ching Ng (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Mehdi Reisi Fard (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Zhegang Ma (INL), Sai Zhang (INL)
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Working Group WGRISK Current Activities -- An Overview
2:10–2:40PM EST
Marina Roewekamp (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit), Attila Bareith (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Michelle Gonzalez (U. S. Regulatory Commission Office for Research), Jörg Peschke (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit)
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