ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Aug 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
October 2026
Nuclear Technology
September 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2026
Latest News
Center for Used Fuel Research: Building confidence in storage and transport
Used nuclear fuel storage and transportation have reached a critical juncture.
Dozens of utilities need reliable data on how used nuclear fuel performs in dry storage casks and canisters to extend regulatory licenses at sites across the United States. Likewise, the Department of Energy expects to take ownership of the used nuclear fuel—termed “spent nuclear fuel” in the laws and regulations governing its stewardship—and transfer it to one or more federal staging facilities for management and disposition.
Meanwhile, dozens of reactor companies are testing prototypes of advanced reactors and advanced reactor fuels. Eventually, regulators and industry must also verify the safety and security of storage methods for these advanced fuel types.
To help address these challenges, the DOE established the Center for Used Fuel Research (CUFR) in January 2026 for work related to the long-term storage and transport of used nuclear fuel.
2025 International Conference on Accelerator Applications (AccApp'25)
Plenary Session
Monday, November 10, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|Jefferson East
Click on a photo to view the speaker bio and abstract
Innovative FLASH Beams for Radiotherapy: The Case of Very High Energy Electrons
1:45–2:15PM EST
Vincenzo Patera (Univ. Rome), Enrica Chiadroni (Univ. Rome), Alessandro Curcio (Univ. Rome), Angelica de Gregorio (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nuclear), Gaia Franciosini (Univ. Rome), Luigi Palumbo (Univ. Rome), Michela Marafini (Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche "E. Fermi"), Andrea Moastacci (Univ. Rome), Mauro Migliorati (Univ. Rome), Alessio Sarti (Univ. Rome), Angelo Schiavi (Univ. Rome), Marco Toppi (Univ. Rome)
Using Neural Networks to Accelerate Nuclear Reaction Simulations
2:15–2:45PM EST
Wilson Lin (Brookhaven), Catherine Apgar (Univ. California, Berkeley), Lee A. Bernstein (Univ. California, Berkeley), Cathy S. Cutler (Brookhaven), Yun-Hsuan "Abby" Lee (Univ. California, Berkeley), Alan B. McIntosh (TAMU), Dmitri G. Medvedev (Brookhaven), Ellen M. O'Brien (LANL), Christiaan Etienne Vermeulen (LANL), Andrew S. Voyles (Univ. California, Berkeley), Jonathan Morrell (LANL)
