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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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DOE-EM awards $2.3B Portsmouth/Paducah contract
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has awarded a $2.3 billion operations and site mission support services contract for the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) to Mission Conversion Services Alliance (MCSA), a limited liability company made up of Atkins Nuclear Secured, Westinghouse Government Services, and Jacobs Technology, with Swift & Staley and Akima Centerra Integrated Services as teaming subcontractors.
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
Program Chair:
John Bess (JFoster & Assoc.)
Assistant Program Chairs:
Kim Burns
Simon Pimblott (INL)
Embedded Topical Meeting
November 8, 2025
General Chair:
Sylvia J. Saltzstein (Sandia National Laboratories)
Emily Stein (Sandia National Laboratories)
Assistant Program Chair:
Chammi Miller (Sandia National Laboratories)
Thomas Hanlon (Y-12 National Security Complex)
James W. Behrens
Fredrik Tovesson (Argonne National Laboratory)
Yong Wang (Los Alamos National Laboratory)