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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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Call for 2026 ANS Special Award suggestions
With this year’s awards already presented at the American Nuclear Society Annual Conference in June, the ANS Honors and Awards (H&A) Committee has set its sights on planning for next year’s distinctions. To that end, the H&A Committee is now soliciting suggested topics for the 2026 Special Award.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Douglas G. Bowen
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Lon E. Paulson
Staff Producer:
Kathy Murdoch (American Nuclear Society)
The ANS-8 forum is a meeting to discuss progress of the Nuclear Criticality Safety consensus standards and to discuss technical issues related to the revision and development of ANS-8 standards. A summary of the revision and development of international standards is also provided in the meeting. If time permits, the ANS-8 subcommittee will meet to discuss subcommittee business. This meeting is open to all members of the Nuclear Criticality Safety Division and others interested in Nuclear Criticality Safety consensus standards.
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Reference — ANS-8 Forum Agenda
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