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Division Spotlight
Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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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Deep Isolation validates its disposal canister for TRISO spent fuel
Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation announced it has successfully completed Project PUCK, a government-funded initiative to demonstrate the feasibility and potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System (UCS) to manage TRISO spent nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Nuclear Criticality Safety
Saturday, April 16, 2022|9:45–11:15AM CDT|Loyalty Room
Sponsored by ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division
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Preliminary Design: Critical Experiments on Comet for Iron and Chromium
Alexander S. Hauck (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Cassandra Clute (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Alexander Fung (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Max Rose (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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Using MCNP to Reanalyze the Cause of the Woods River Junction Criticality Accident
Jayelen Knowles (US Naval Academy), Matthew D. Schell (U.S. Navy)
The Control Rod Drive Mechanism for the United States Military Academy’s Subcritical Assembly
Thomas Lubnau (United States Military Academy West Point), Joseph Maddock (United States Military Academy West Point), Luke Sanders (United States Military Academy West Point)
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