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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
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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
Friday, November 12, 2021|8:00–10:00AM EST
Session Chair:
James Chang (NRC)
Alternate Chair:
Jeffrey Julius (Jensen Hughes)
Session Producer:
Chase Blaeser
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Statistical Study on the Selection of Significant PSF Variables and the Estimation of Their Effects From APR1400 Hurex Data
8:00–8:30AM EST
Yochan Kim (KAERI), Jinkyun Park (KAERI), Mary Presley (EPRI)
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IDHEAS Suite for Human Reliability Analysis
8:30–9:00AM EST
Y. James Chang (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jing Xing (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jonathan DeJesus Segarra (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) Relationships – What Are They and Best Practices for Defining Them
9:00–9:30AM EST
Matt Nudi (EPRI), John Weglian (EPRI), Kaydee Gunter (Jensen Hughes), Michael Hirt (Jensen Hughes), Jeffery A. Julius (Jensen Hughes)
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