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Division Spotlight
Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
Meeting Spotlight
2023 ANS Annual Meeting
June 11–14, 2023
Indianapolis, IN|Marriott Indianapolis 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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May 2023
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Nuclear Science and Engineering
June 2023
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
General Atomics and Tokamak Energy join forces on HTS magnet tech
General Atomics (GA) and Tokamak Energy Ltd. are each independently developing magnetic confinement fusion power plant concepts that would use a tokamak and high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets to confine and shape a plasma heated to over 100 million degrees Celsius. On May 30, they announced a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on HTS magnet technology for fusion energy and other applications.
October 29–November 2, 2017
Generations in Collaboration: Building for Tomorrow
Washington, DC|Marriott Wardman Park
General Chair:
Ty Troutman (General Manager, Bechtel Nuclear, Security & Environmental)
Assistant General Chair:
Desmond Chan (Chief Technology Officer, Bechtel)
Program Chair:
Kenneth Geelhood (Senior Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Assistant Program Chair:
Elia Merzari (Nuclear Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory)
Embedded Topical Meeting
October 28, 2017
Brett Rampal (Nuclear Engineer, NuScale Power, LLC)
Program Chairs:
Jitesh Kuntawala (Nuclear Engineer, Duke Energy)
Catherine Perego (Nuclear Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company)
