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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 discontinues spent fuel pool rulemaking
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is discontinuing its rulemaking activity, “Long-Term and Unattended Water Makeup of Spent Fuel Pools,” and denying a petition for rulemaking. The new rule, as requested by the petitioner, would have required nuclear power plant licensees to ensure that their spent nuclear fuel pools are capable of cooling and maintaining water levels during extended power outages.
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10:15–11:35AM EDT
Student Union 362A|Computational Methods, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning
Session Chair: Noah Walton|Alternate Chair: Rida Rahman
Student Union 362C|Instrumentation, Control Systems, and Cyber Security
Session Chair: Mattia Zanotelli|Alternate Chair: David Anderson
Student Union 262A|Lightning Talks
Session Chair: Emma C. Houston|Alternate Chair: Anthony Tom
Student Union 262B|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Session Chair: Jonathan Norman|Alternate Chair: Hari Naicker
Panel|Student Union 262C|Panels
Session Chair: Madeline L. Lockhart|Alternate Chair: Lance M. Drouet
Panel|Student Union 169|Panels
Session Chair: Kaitlyn Butler|Alternate Chair: Lance M. Drouet
Student Union 362B|Radiation Detection and Imaging
Session Chair: Kate Joshi|Alternate Chair: Bernadette Brezinski
1:35–2:55PM EDT
Session Chair: Noah Walton|Alternate Chair: Katy Worrell
Session Chair: Jonathan Norman|Alternate Chair: Katie Karl
Student Union 362C|Nuclear Technology in Society and Education
Session Chair: John Mobley|Alternate Chair: Brad Moore
Session Chair: Nathan Ryan|Alternate Chair: Lance M. Drouet
Session Chair: Ivis F. Chaple Gore|Alternate Chair: Lance M. Drouet
Session Chair: Christian Young|Alternate Chair: Kate Joshi
Student Union 262A|Thermal Hydraulics
Session Chair: Sean Kosslow|Alternate Chair: Teja Vallabhaneni
3:10–4:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Katie Karl|Alternate Chair: Jonathan Norman
Session Chair: Jonathan D. Hartman|Alternate Chair: Lance M. Drouet
Student Union 362C|Power Reactor Operations, Safety, and Reliability
Session Chair: Evan Williams|Alternate Chair: Dalton Lonker
Session Chair: Christian Young|Alternate Chair: Haley Davis
Session Chair: Sean Kosslow|Alternate Chair: Caitlyn Parsons
Student Union 362C|Criticality Safety
Session Chair: Katy Worrell|Alternate Chair: Brad Moore
Student Union 362B|Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning
Session Chair: Evan Williams|Alternate Chair: Harrison Huegen
Student Union 262B|Fusion and Plasma Physics
Session Chair: Promise Adebayo-Ige|Alternate Chair: Cade Abbott
Session Chair: Lance M. Drouet|Alternate Chair: Matthew McMillan
Session Chair: Amanda M. Bachmann|Alternate Chair: Lance M. Drouet
Session Chair: Lane B. Carasik|Alternate Chair: Lance M. Drouet
Student Union 362A|Radiation Protection and Medical Physics
Session Chair: Kate Joshi|Alternate Chair: Dan Racz
10:30AM–1:00PM EDT
Ballroom C|Poster Sessions
Session Chair: Lance M. Drouet|Alternate Chair: Emma C. Houston
Session Chair: Katy Worrell|Alternate Chair: Matthew McMillan
Session Chair: Evan Williams|Alternate Chair: Sean Kosslow
Session Chair: Katie Butler|Alternate Chair: Teja Vallabhaneni
Student Union 262A|Nuclear Advocacy and Policy
Session Chair: Chris Busch|Alternate Chair: Caitlyn Parsons
Session Chair: Lauryn Reyes|Alternate Chair: Lance M. Drouet
Student Union 262C|Reactor Physics
Session Chair: Rida Rahman|Alternate Chair: Harrison Huegen
Student Union 362A|Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
Session Chair: Caleb Noe|Alternate Chair: Hari Naicker
1:35–4:15PM EDT
Session Chair: Promise Adebayo-Ige|Alternate Chair: Dalton Lonker
Student Union 262A|Nonproliferation, Security, and Safeguards
Session Chair: Evan Williams|Alternate Chair: Bernadette Brezinski
Session Chair: Deborah Penchoff|Alternate Chair: Lance M. Drouet
Panel|Student Union 362C|Panels
Session Chair: Alyssa Hayes|Alternate Chair: Lance M. Drouet
Session Chair: Rida Rahman|Alternate Chair: Claire Gibson
