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Division Spotlight
Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls
Improving task performance, system reliability, system and personnel safety, efficiency, and effectiveness are the division's main objectives. Its major areas of interest include task design, procedures, training, instrument and control layout and placement, stress control, anthropometrics, psychological input, and motivation.
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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Latest News
BREAKING NEWS: Trump issues executive orders to overhaul nuclear industry
The Trump administration issued four executive orders today aimed at boosting domestic nuclear deployment ahead of significant growth in projected energy demand in the coming decades.
During a live signing in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump called nuclear “a hot industry,” adding, “It’s a brilliant industry. [But] you’ve got to do it right. It’s become very safe and environmental.”
September 9–14, 2018
San Diego, CA|Wyndham San Diego Bayside
To make hotel accommodations, go to Plutonium Future housing link: Wyndham San Diego Bayside no later than August 10, 2018. In order to receive the special group discounted rate of $153, mention that you are attending the 2018 Plutonium Future Conference. To register for the Plutonium Futures- The Science 2018 Conference go to: Plutonium Futures Registration
General Chair:
Franz Freibert (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Program Chair:
Albert Migliori (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
