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Division Spotlight
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.
Meeting Spotlight
2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
November 30–December 3, 2021
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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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November 2021
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Spotlight On: The ANS Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences Division
“A group of professionals having fun in the fields of decommissioning and environmental sciences for the nuclear industry.”
That’s how the ANS DESD describes itself on its website (desd.ans.org). The focus of this professional is the development and use of skills and technologies needed for the optimal management of the end-of-life care (decommissioning, decontamination, and remediation), long-term surveillance, and maintenance of nuclear installations, materials, facilities, and sites.
Submit Your Resume
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, near the nation's capital, Orano USA is a leading technology and services provider for decommissioning shutdown nuclear energy facilities, managing used nuclear fuel, conducting federal site clean-up and closure, and the sale of uranium, conversion, and enrichment services to the U.S. commercial and federal markets. In the nuclear medicine field, Orano Med is developing a new generation of targeted therapies against cancer using the unique properties of lead-212 (212Pb), a rare alpha-emitting radioisotope and one of the more potent therapeutic payloads against cancer cells.
Join one of the manned informal booth times slots below. Talk directly to recruiters from Nuclear Naval Laboratory and ask questions about the organization and positions available.
Thursday, April 8
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT - Orano Internships and Career OpportunitiesVisit Booth
12:00 - 1:00 PM EDT - Live Q&AVisit Booth
3:00 - 4:00 PM EDT - Orano Internships and Career OpportunitiesVisit Booth
4:00 - 5:00 PM EDT - Live Q&AVisit Booth
Friday, April 9
11:00 - 12:00 PM EDT - Orano Federal Services Information SessionVisit Booth
12:00 - 1:00 PM EDT - TN Americas Information SessionVisit Booth
2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT - Orano Internships and Career OpportunitiesVisit Booth
3:00 - 4:00 PM EDT – Live Q&AVisit Booth
4:00 - 5:00 PM EDT – TN Americas Fabrication Information SessionVisit Booth
Saturday, April 10
11:00 - 12:00 PM EDT - Orano Internships and Career OpportunitiesVisit Booth
1:00 - 2:00 PM EDT - Live Q&AVisit Booth
Saturday, April 10, 2021|11:00AM–12:00PM (12:00–1:00PM EDT)
