ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Jul 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
September 2026
Nuclear Technology
August 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
MIT professor develops method to verify compliance with Outer Space Treaty
Danagoulian
Areg Danagoulian of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is proposing a mechanism for verifying that Earth-orbiting satellites are in compliance with the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons in space. Danagoulian’s “concept and feasibility study,” titled “Verification of the Outer Space Treaty with cosmic protons,” was published recently in the journal Nature.
Technical Session|Isotope Production & Medical Applications
Friday, April 17, 2026|10:45–11:45AM CDT|RUDR 401
Session Chair:
Kyle Melito
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Join the Waitlist NowLog In
Fast Neutron Based Range Verification in Proton Therapy
10:45–10:55AM CDT
Nikunj S. Khandelwal (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Kazi A. Rafee (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Angela Di Fulvio (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Paper
A Nuclear Solution for Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Power
10:55–11:05AM CDT
Cainen Palmer (TAMU), John Ford (TAMU)
The Rising Role of University Research Reactors in Medical Radioisotope Supply
11:05–11:25AM CDT
Benjamin Major (Liberty Univ.)
