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 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!
Latest Magazine Issues
Nov 2025
Jul 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
December 2025
Nuclear Technology
November 2025
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program
It has been about three months since the Department of Energy named 10 companies for its new Reactor Pilot Program, which maps out how the DOE would meet the goal announced by executive order in May of having three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPSD
Thursday, November 19, 2020|2:30–4:15PM EST
Session Chair:
Lawrence H. Heilbronn
Alternate Chair:
Lucas M. Rolison
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Julie Bry (American Nuclear Society)
To access the session recording, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Breakdown of Assumptions for 1D Radiation Transport in Air: Considerations for Source Energy
Lucas M. Rolison (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Michael Lorne Fensin (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Paper
A Verification Case Study for Atmospheric Dispersion of Cs-137 From Barakah Power Plant Using GULFRAD
Bassam A. Khuwaileh (University of Sharjah)
Presentation Video (Visible to Attendees)
Validation of the New NTHU Flight Dose Calculator with the ICRU-84 Reference Data
Zi-Yi Yang (National Tsing Hua University), Rong-Jiun Sheu (National Tsing Hua University)
Presentation Video (Visible to Attendees) — Recording of Zi-Yi Yang's presentation
An Exploratory Study for Atmospheric Radionuclide Dispersion and Deposition at Barakah Power Plant Site
Fatima E. Alzaabi (University of Sharjah), Bassam A. Khuwaileh (University of Sharjah), Walid A. Metwally (University of Sharjah)
An Exploratory Study for Radionuclide Dispersion in Water Resources at Barakah Power Plant Site
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.