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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NRC’s David Wright visits the Hill and more NRC news
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the spotlight today for three very different reasons. First, NRC Chair David Wright was on Capitol Hill yesterday for his renomination hearing in front of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee. Second, the NRC released its updated milestone schedules according to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) and the executive orders signed by President Trump last month; and third, as reported by Reuters on Tuesday, 28 former NRC officials have condemned the dismissal of Commissioner Hanson earlier this month.
Renomination: EPW Committee chair Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R., W.Va.) opened the hearing with a statement praising Wright’s experience and emphasized the urgency of stable leadership at the NRC.
“China is executing a rapid build-out of its nuclear industry,” Capito said. “The demand for clean, baseload power is skyrocketing as we position America to win the AI race.”
14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators
Technical Session
Friday, December 3, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EST |Jefferson
Session Chair:
Valeriia Starovoitova (IAEA)
Session Organizer:
Carol Johnstone
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On the Cyclotron-Based Production of Technetium-99m Isotope: Codes Benchmark for the Production Yield, Feasibility in a Commercial Accelerator, and Autonomous Target Design
10:05–10:25AM EST
Luis Fernando Salas-Tapia (Harbin Engineering Univ.), Tian Zhang (Harbin Engineering Univ.), Zhou Yang (CGN Isotope Co.), Zhigang Li (Heilongjiang Institute of Atomic Energy), Zhixin Liu (Heilongjiang Institute of Atomic Energy), Yi Wang (Heilongjiang Institute of Atomic Energy)
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Compact High gradient C-band Accelerators for Medical Accelerators
10:25–10:45AM EST
Mitchell E. Schneider (Michigan State University), Sergey V. Baryshev (Michigan State University), Valery Dolgashev (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center), Ryan Fleming (LANL), Dmitry Gorelov (LANL), Emily Jevarjian (LANL), John W. Lewellen (LANL), Emillio Nanni (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center), Sami G. Tantawi (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center), Evgenya I. Simakov (LANL)
Pattern Beam Production from Diamond Field Emitter Arrays (DFEAs) For Targeted Radiotherapy
10:45–11:05AM EST
Mitchell E. Schneider (Michigan State University), Heather Andrews (LANL), Sergey V. Baryshev (Michigan State University), Emily Jevarjian (LANL), Dongsung Kim (LANL), Kimberley Nichols (LANL), Taha Posos (Michigan State University), Michael Pettes (LANL), John Power (ANL), Jiahang Shao (ANL), Evgenya I. Simakov (LANL)
Photonuclear Production of Carrier-Free 99mTc via (γ, p) Reaction on 100Ru
11:05–11:25AM EST
A. Tsechanski (Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev), D. Fedorchenko (Ziv Medical Center), V. Starovoitova (IAEA)
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