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
Dec 2025
Jul 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
January 2026
Nuclear Technology
December 2025
Fusion Science and Technology
November 2025
Latest News
What’s the most difficult question you’ve been asked as a maintenance instructor?
Blye Widmar
"Where are the prints?!"
This was the final question in an onslaught of verbal feedback, comments, and critiques I received from my students back in 2019. I had two years of instructor experience and was teaching a class that had been meticulously rehearsed in preparation for an accreditation visit. I knew the training material well and transferred that knowledge effectively enough for all the students to pass the class. As we wrapped up, I asked the students how they felt about my first big system-level class, and they did not hold back.
“Why was the exam from memory when we don’t work from memory in the plant?” “Why didn’t we refer to the vendor documents?” “Why didn’t we practice more on the mock-up?” And so on.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Friday, December 3, 2021|8:00–9:45AM EST |Fairchild
Session Chair:
Tim Crook (MCR Performance Solutions)
Alternate Chairs:
Temi Adeyeye (Westinghouse)
Robb Stewart (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Session Organizer:
W. Neal Mann (ANL)
Student Assistant:
Maxwell Mudger
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.
ECHO - A Modern Approach to Equipment Health Reporting and Monitoring
8:05–8:25AM EST
Somayaji Ayalasomayajula (Nuclear Promise X)
Paper
Reactor Power Size Impacts on Nuclear Competitiveness in a Carbon-Constrained Future
8:25–8:45AM EST
W. Neal Mann (ANL), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL), Kathryn Biegel (ANL), Todd Levin (ANL), Jordan D. Rader (ORNL), Arantxa Cuadra (Brookhaven), Son H. Kim (PNNL)
Modeling Micro-Reactor Benefits to an Existing Campus Microgrid
8:45–9:05AM EST
A. J. H. Lee (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), L. Wodrich (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), C. Brooks (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), T. Kozlowski (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Evaluation of Plant Control Performance in APR1400 Nuclear Power Plant
9:05–9:25AM EST
Jong Joo Sohn (KEPCO E&C), Ung Soo Kim (KEPCO E&C), In Ho Song (KEPCO E&C), Jae Young Huh (KEPCO E&C)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
