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Division Spotlight
Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
Meeting Spotlight
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025)
May 4–8, 2025
Huntsville, AL|Huntsville Marriott and the Space & Rocket Center
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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U.S. nuclear capacity factors: Stability and energy dominance
Nuclear generation has inertia. Massive spinning turbines keep electricity flowing during grid disturbances. But nuclear generation also has a kind of inertia that isn’t governed by the laws of motion.
Starting—and then finishing—a power reactor construction project requires significant upfront effort and money, but once built a reactor can run for decades. Capacity factors of U.S. reactors have remained near 90 percent since the turn of the century, but it took more than a decade of improvements to reach that steady state. The payoff for nuclear investments is long-term and reliable.
September 7–12, 2014
Las Vegas, NV|Renaissance Hotel
The Renaissance Las Vegas, located at 3400 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89169-2770, will be the location for the 2014 ANS Plutonium Futures, where all meeting activities and technical sessions will take place. The special room rate for the meeting is: $149.00/per night (single / double rate). The Government room rate is $99.00/per night. Please note that if booking an available Government Rate room, a valid and active Government ID will be required at check-in. Reservations can be made online at:Plutonium Futures Group Rate Plutonium Futures Government Rate To make a phone reservation for a guest room, call 800-750-0980. Attendees must identify themselves as part of the American Nuclear Society to receive the group rate.
General Chair:
Kerri Blobaum (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Program Chair:
Scott McCall (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
