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Division Spotlight
Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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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NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case
The State of Texas has not one but two ongoing federal court challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that could, if successful, turn decades of NRC regulations, precedent, and case law on its head.
Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Brian Hunt is a Certified Health Physicist who has been supporting NNSA’s Consequence Management (CM) Program and the Federal Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC) at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico since 2008. Brian currently serves as a deployable responder, instructor, and as the Chair of the Interagency FRMAC Assessment Working Group, which is responsible for establishing Federal Government policy for implementing consistent, defensible, state-of-the-art radiological assessment methods for emergency response. Brian holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Nuclear Engineering from the University of New Mexico. He received his ABHP certification in 2009.
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