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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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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NWMO chooses vendors for Canadian repository
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected five companies it is to work with to design and plan the organization’s proposed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. As the owner of the project, the NWMO will be working with WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada, and Kinectrics.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Grouper
Session Chair:
Ben Holtzman (Nuclear Energy Institute)
Alternate Chair:
Chandu Bolisetti (INL)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Capacity Expansion Analysis of Small Modular Reactors
10:00–10:20AM EST
Manit D. Shah (ORNL), Greg Westphal (ORNL), Wesley C. Williams (ORNL), J. Michael Grappone (LLNL), Matthew Signorotti (LLNL), Philip Cameron-Smith (LLNL), J.P. Watson (LLNL)
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Quantifying Cost Reduction Pathways for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
10:20–10:40AM EST
Chandrakanth Bolisetti (INL), Botros Hanna (INL), Abdalla Abou Jaoude (INL), Levi Larsen (INL), Jia Zhou (ANL), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Approaches to Deploy Multi-Unit Plants for Scale and Cost Effectiveness
10:40–11:00AM EST
Assil Halimi (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Economic Evaluation of Process Heat Utilization of PWR Type SMRs
11:00–11:20AM EST
Changmin Yoon (KAIST), Nayoung Kim (KAIST), Jeong Ik Lee (KAIST)
Accounting for National Regulatory Differences in Nuclear Plant Cost Estimates
11:20–11:40AM EST
Christopher Forsyth (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
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