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2023 ANS Annual Meeting
June 11–14, 2023
Indianapolis, IN|Marriott Indianapolis Downtown
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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 advisors give nod to Hermes construction permit
Having completed its review of the construction permit application for Kairos Power’s Hermes test reactor early last month, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) recently submitted its conclusions to the agency, recommending approval.
June 12–16, 2016
Nuclear Power: Leading the Supply of Clean, Carbon Free Energy
New Orleans, LA|Hyatt Regency New Orleans
The 2016 ANS Annual Meeting Hotel is the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. All meeting activities, technical sessions and plenary sessions will be held at the hotel (unless otherwise noted). ***Registration is now open!*** Hotel: Hyatt Regency New Orleans 601 Loyola Ave • New Orleans, LA 70113 http://neworleans.hyatt.com Make your room reservation now! The special group rate for the conference is $205+, and Government per diem rate of $122+ (A limited number of rooms are reserved at this rate. To qualify for the Government Rate, you must be a federal U.S. government employee. Active U.S. government identification must be presented at check-in). Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 17, 2016 , or before the group rooms are sold out, so do not delay. Prevailing hotel rates may apply after this date or when the group rooms are sold out, whichever occurs first. Reservation Link: Hyatt Regency New Orleans Hotel phone number: 504-561-1234. If calling, please make sure to mention the "ANS" or "2016 ANS Annual Meeting" to receive the group rate.
General Chair:
Donna Jacobs (Chief Operating Officer, Entergy Corporation)
Assistant General Chairs:
Donald R. Hoffman (President/CEO, EXCEL Services Corporation)
John Mahoney (President /COO, High Expectations International, LLC)
Program Chair:
Guillermo (Bill) Daniel DelCul (Distinguished Research Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Assistant Program Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood (PNNL)
Embedded Topical Meeting
General Chairs:
Heather J. MacLean Chichester (Senior Staff Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory)
Kurt A. Terrani (Staff Scientist-Weinberg Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Program Chairs:
Xianming (David) Bai (Staff Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory)
Yong Yang (Assistant Professor, University of Florida)
Fan-Bill Cheung (Professor, Pennsylvania State University)
Michio Murase (Chief Researcher, Institute of Nuclear Safety System, Inc.)
David Aumiller (Senior Advisor Engineer, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory)
Seungjin Kim (Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University)
Simon Walker (Professor, Imperial College)
Assistant Program Chairs:
Elia Merzari (Nuclear Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory)
Xiaojing Liu (Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)