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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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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Nuclear power’s new rule book: Managing uncertainty in efficiency, safety, and independence
The U.S. nuclear industry is standing at its most volatile regulatory moment yet—one that will shape the trajectory and the safety of the industry for decades to come. Recent judicial, legislative, and executive actions are rewriting the rules governing the licensing and regulation of nuclear power reactors. Although these changes are intended to promote and accelerate the deployment of new nuclear energy technologies, the collision of multiple legal shifts—occurring simultaneously and intersecting with profound technological uncertainties—is overwhelming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and threatening to destabilize investor and industry expectations.
Executive Session|Panel
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Crystal B
Session Chair:
Sandra Sloan (BWXT)
Session Organizer:
Kristine Soliman (BWXT)
The objective of this panel is to spark a conversation on how ANS and the nuclear industry can promote and progress the use of nuclear energy for decarbonizing the commercial maritime industry. The panelists will lay out the current state, use cases, motivation, and challenges of civil marine nuclear deployment from the perspectives of reactor design & manufacturing, nuclear and maritime regulation, operator training, and end users & stakeholders. Panelists will focus on gaps in implementation plans to drive discussion of where ANS and its members could most effectively participate; for example, leading public education or other civil or government stakeholder engagement, or convening a related working group.
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