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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
2022 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
November 13–17, 2022
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort
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 Science and Engineering
September 2022
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2022
Latest News
Hanford prepares to empty waste from single-shell tank
Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is preparing to begin waste retrieval from Tank AX-101 at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site near Richland, Wash. WRPS is the tank operations contractor at Hanford.
General Cochairs:
Bryan Hanson (Executive Vice President and Chief Generation Officer, Exelon Generation)
Paul Kearns (Laboratory Director, ANL)
Program Chair:
Elia Merzari (Nuclear Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory)
Cochair Assistants:
Paul Dickman (Argonne National Laboratory)
Marilyn Kray (Exelon Generation)
Corey McDaniel (Idaho National Laboratory)
Dorothy Wallheimer (Exelon Generation)
