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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
2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
2021 ANS Winter Meeting and expo Plenary Session Speaker
Frank Helin is currently the Executive Project Director for the Decommissioning of TMI-2 with TMI2Solutions. Frank has an extensive nuclear resume, most recently as the President & General Manager of Energy Steel. Energy Steel is a custom fabricator of mechanical components serving the nuclear industry exclusively.
Frank began his nuclear career in the United States Navy Nuclear Program serving aboard the fast attack submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN-690). Spending nearly 20 years in nuclear operations at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (VY) in Vernon, Vermont, where he received his Senior Reactor Operator Certification from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Frank served in many capacities at VY including Reactor Engineering, Outage and Operations Manager.
Frank also spent a number of years with General Electric (GE) in multiple senior roles including leading Reuter-Stokes and Plant Modifications for GE – Hitachi with responsibility for all plant modifications globally.
Before joining Energy Steel, Frank was the Vice President, Project Management for the Babcock & Wilcox (Generation mPower) Small Modular Reactor program. In this role he was responsible for internal projects including technology development and licensing as well as external projects including site characterization and DOE. He has a B.S. from the State University in New York and a M.S. degree in Engineering Management from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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