Schedule Timeline

Schedule is subject to change

Sunday — October 31, 2021

7:00AM EDT

Events

Friday Registration Desk Hours 7:00 am-4:00 pm (Columbia Foyer)

Tuesday — November 9, 2021

4:00PM EST

Events

External Affairs Committee (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

Monday — November 15, 2021

2:30PM EST

Events

Meetings, Proceedings and Transactions Committee (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

Tuesday — November 16, 2021

10:30AM EST

Events

Public Policy Committee (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

11:00AM EST

Events

Large Light Water Reactor Consensus Committee (LLWRCC) (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

1:00PM EST

Events

Program Screening Committee (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

Wednesday — November 17, 2021

1:00PM EST

Events

Research and Advanced Reactors Consensus Committee (RARCC) (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

2:00PM EST

Events

Professionals Division Committee Business Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

5:00PM EST

Events

Young Members Group Program Comittee (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

Thursday — November 18, 2021

9:00AM EST

Events

Local Sections Committee Winter Business Meeting and Workshop (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

12:30PM EST

Events

Mathematics & Computation Division (MCD) - Executive and Program Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

3:00PM EST

Events

Young Members Group Executive Committee (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)
Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities Consensus Committee (NRNFCC) (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

Sunday — November 21, 2021

1:00PM EST

Events

Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls Division - Executive (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

3:00PM EST

Events

Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls Division - Program (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

Monday — November 22, 2021

11:00AM EST

Events

Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

2:00PM EST

Events

Finance Committee (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

4:00PM EST

Events

Honors & Awards Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

6:00PM EST

Events

Radiation Protection and Shielding Division - Program (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

7:00PM EST

Events

Radiation Protection and Shielding Division - Executive (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

Sunday — November 28, 2021

1:00PM EST

Events

Nuclear Criticality Safety Division (NCSD) - Education Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

2:00PM EST

Events

Nuclear Criticality Safety Division (NCSD) - Program Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

2:30PM EST

Events

Thermal Hydraulics Division (THD) - Program Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

3:00PM EST

Events

Nuclear Criticality Safety Division (NCSD) - Executive Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

4:30PM EST

Events

Thermal Hydraulics Division (THD) - Executive Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) ()

Monday — November 29, 2021

1:00PM EST

Events

Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division - Executive (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

2:00PM EST

Events

Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division - Program (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

3:00PM EST

Events

Reactor Physics Division (RPD) - Program Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

4:00PM EST

Events

Reactor Physics Division (RPD) - Executive Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

6:00PM EST

Events

Nuclear Installations Safety Division - Program (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

Tuesday — November 30, 2021

8:00AM EST

Events

President's Breakfast (VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON) (International Ballroom East)

10:00AM EST

Events

Fusion Energy Division - Executive (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

11:00AM EST

Events

Accreditation Policies & Procedures Committee (VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON) (Cardozo/Virtual)

12:00PM EST

Events

National Meeting Committee (VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON) (Holmead West/Virtual)
ANS-8, Fissionable Materials Outside Reactors Subcommittee (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)
Robotics and Remote Systems Division Executive Committee (VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON) (Kalorama/Virtual)

2:00PM EST

Events

Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division Program Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)
Bylaws & Rules Committee (VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON) (Cardozo/Virtual)
National Program Committee (VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON) (Holmead West/Virtual)
Scholarship Policy and Coordination Committee (VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON) (Jay/Virtual)
Tuesday Registration Desk Hours 2:00 pm-7:00 pm (Columbia Foyer)

3:00PM EST

Events

Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division Executive Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)
Safety and Radiological Analyses Consensus Committee (SRACC) (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)
PEEC Business Meeting (IN-PERSON) (Holmead East)

4:00PM EST

Events

Student Training (IN-PERSON) (Jay)
NEDHO (VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON) (Holmead West)

4:30PM EST

Events

Thermal Hydraulics Division (IN-PERSON) (Kalorama)
Education, Training, & Workforce Development Division Executive Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON) (Cardozo/Virtual)

6:00PM EST

Events

President's Reception (Columbia 5-8)

Wednesday — December 1, 2021

7:00AM EST

Events

Wednesday Registration Desk Hours 7:00 am-4:00 pm (Columbia Foyer)

7:30AM EST

Events

Continental Breakfast in Technology Expo (Columbia 5-8)

8:00AM EST

Sessions

2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo

Opening Plenary: Fueling Our Nuclear Future (International Ballroom)

11:30AM EST

Events

Lunch in Technology Expo (Columbia 5-8)

12:30PM EST

Sessions

2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo

Student Design Competition (Georgetown West)
Nuclear Data Needs for Advanced Nuclear Applications in Space, Power, and Other Applications (Columbia 4)
Cybersecurity for Nuclear Installations (Columbia 1)
Isotopes and Radiation: General - I (Columbia 12)
Recent Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Technical Accomplishments (Fairchild)
Current Topics in Probabilistic Risk Analysis - I (Columbia 11)
The 2021 Eisenhower, Seaborg, Landmark, and Zinn Medals Honors Panel (Columbia 3)
Reactor Physics of Advanced Reactors (Gunston)
Advances In Enabling Technologies and Innovation in Nuclear Nonproliferation (Columbia 2)
Radiation Protection and Shielding: General - I (Columbia 9)
Experimental Thermal Hydraulics - I (Columbia 10)

Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021

DESD RRSD Plenary Part I: Tech + Clean = Green - Policy (International Ballroom East)

14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators

Opening Plenary (Jefferson)

1:00PM EST

Events

Fuel, Waste, and Decommissioning Consensus Committee (FWDCC) (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

2:15PM EST

Events

Refreshment Break in Technology Expo (Columbia 5-8)

2:35PM EST

Sessions

2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo

Molten Salt Chemistry and Reactor Design (Fairchild)
Regulatory Aspects of Digital Twins, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning (Columbia 2)
Isotopes and Radiation: General - II (Columbia 9)
Current Issues in Computational Methods - Roundtable (Columbia 3)
Review of Recent CSSG Activities (Columbia 4)
Advanced Nuclear Reactors and Power Systems - I (Georgetown West)
Wigner Award Lecture (Columbia 1)
Applications of Radiation Transport and Dosimetry in Atmosphere and Space (Gunston)
Computational Thermal Hydraulics - I (Columbia 10)
General Thermal Hydraulics (Columbia 12)
Getting Involved with Policymaking: ANS Congressional Fellowship (Georgetown East)

Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021

DESD RRSD Plenary Part II: Tech + Clean = Green - Practice (International Ballroom East)

14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators

Accelerators for Security and Forensics - I (Jefferson)
Accelerator Design and Technology - I (Lincoln East)
Accelerator Facilities - I (Lincoln West)

3:30PM EST

Events

Risk-informed, Performance-based Principles and Policy Committee (RP3C) (VIRTUAL) (Virtual/Virtual)

4:00PM EST

Events

Refreshment Break in Technology Expo (Columbia 5-8)

4:20PM EST

Sessions

2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo

Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards (Georgetown West)
Spent Fuel Management (Fairchild)
Implications of ML and AI for I&C/HFE (Columbia 11)
Measurement Techniques for Nuclear Security and Radiation Effects (Columbia 12)
Irradiation Experiments for Nuclear Materials and Fuels Research (Columbia 3)
Critical and Subcritical Experiments - I (Gunston)
Technology and Policy Advancements in Nuclear Nonproliferation (Columbia 9)
Reactor Physics: General - I (Columbia 1)
Reactor Analysis Methods - I (Columbia 4)
Computational Thermal Hydraulics - II (Columbia 10)
Inside Secrets: What Mentors Look for in Mentees (Columbia 2)
DESD RRSD Plenary Part III: Tech + Clean = Green - As Applied at Fukushima (International Ballroom East)

Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021

DESD RRSD Plenary Part III: Tech + Clean = Green - As Applied at Fukushima (International Ballroom East)

14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators

High-Power Accelerator Components and Targets - I (Lincoln West)
Accelerators for Security and Forensics - II (Jefferson)
Accelerator Design and Technology - II (Lincoln East)

6:00PM EST

Events

Nuclear Installations Safety Division - Executive (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)
OPD Reception (Jack Rose Dining Saloon)

6:30PM EST

Events

Nuclear Family Feud (Onsite) (Georgetown East)
Materials Science & Technology (MSTD) - Executive Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

Thursday — December 2, 2021

7:00AM EST

Events

Thursday Registration Desk Hours 7:00 am-4:00 pm ()

7:30AM EST

Events

Continental Breakfast in Technology Expo (Columbia 5-8)

8:00AM EST

Sessions

2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo

President's Special Session (International Ballroom)

Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021

Decommissioning and the Path Forward (Georgetown West)
International Perspectives on the Use of Robotics in Nuclear Decommissioning (Georgetown East)

14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators

Thursday Plenary (Jefferson)

9:45AM EST

Events

Refreshment Break in Technology Expo (Columbia 5-8)

10:00AM EST

Sessions

2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo

Advanced Reactor Fuel Cycles (Fairchild)
General Topics in I&C and HFE (Columbia 9)
Transport Methods (Columbia 11)
Nuclear Science User Facilities and Accident Tolerant Fuels (Columbia 12)
Critical and Subcritical Experiments - II (Gunston)
Antineutrino Detection in Nuclear Security Applications using Coherent Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering (Columbia 3)
Research Reactors in Support of Advanced Reactors R&D (Columbia 2)
Computational Methods for Radiation Protection and Shielding (Columbia 1)
Young Professional Thermal Hydraulics Research Competition - I (Columbia 10)
Working in Nuclear Abroad (Columbia 4)
The Clean Energy Ministerial: Bringing into Focus Nuclear Energy’s Roles in the Global Path to Net-Zero (International Ballroom East)

Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021

Regulating Fracking Wastes (Georgetown East)
Remote Surveillance in Hazardous Environments (Georgetown West)

14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators

Industrial Applications of Accelerators - I (Lincoln East)
Medical Applications of Accelerators - I (Jefferson)
Accelerator Facilities - II (Lincoln West)

Events

Standards Board (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

12:00PM EST

Events

Lunch in Technology Expo (Columbia 5-8)

1:00PM EST

Sessions

2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo

Fuel Cycle and Waste Management: General (Columbia 12)
Computational Methods and Mathematical Modeling (Columbia 2)
Critical and Subcritical Experiments - III (Gunston)
Lessons Learned and Risk Insights from the Duane Arnold Derecho Event of 2020 (Columbia 4)
Impact of Advanced Nuclear Technologies on Back-End of the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management (Columbia 3)
NRIC Virtual Test Bed (Columbia 1)
Radiation Protection and Shielding: General - II (Columbia 11)
Experimental Thermal Hydraulics - II (Columbia 9)
Young Professional Thermal Hydraulics Research Competition - II (Columbia 10)
CEO Perspectives on Innovation in Nuclear Licensing: a game-changer to tackle climate change (International Ballroom East)

Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021

Environmental Considerations and Innovative Technologies for Decommissioning (Georgetown East)
Robotics for Nuclear Material Handling (Georgetown West)

14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators

Accelerators for Material Science - I (Lincoln East)
Medical Applications of Accelerators - II (Jefferson)
Accelerator Facilities - III (Lincoln West)

2:45PM EST

Events

Refreshment Break (Columbia 5-8)

3:05PM EST

Sessions

2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo

Disposition-Path-Neutral Research and Development Progress Made in the National Laboratory Complex (Columbia 1)
Sensitivity Analysis, Uncertainty Quantification, and Machine Learning (Columbia 11)
Nuclear Fuels (Columbia 9)
ANS-8 Standards Forum (This will be a virtual session ONLY)
Current Topics in Probabilistic Risk Analysis - II (Columbia 10)
Advanced Nuclear Reactors and Power Systems - II (Gunston)
Reactor Analysis Methods - II (Fairchild)
Progress in Molten Salt Reactor Development and Deployment: Modeling Advances, Enabling Instrumentation and Material (Columbia 12)
High Performance Computing Applications in Thermal Hydraulics (Columbia 4)
The Peril and the Promise - Modeling and Simulation in an Era of Experimental Scarcity (International Ballroom East)

Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021

Decommissioning Safety and Spent Fuel (Georgetown East)
Remote Systems for Nuclear Facility Operation and Maintenance (Georgetown West)

14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators

Accelerators for Material Science - II (Lincoln East)
Industrial Applications of Accelerators - II (Lincoln West)
Medical Applications of Accelerators - III (Jefferson)

6:00PM EST

Events

Student Sections Committee Business Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual.)

7:00PM EST

Events

Nuclear Family Feud (Virtual) (Virtual)

Friday — December 3, 2021

7:30AM EST

Events

Continental Breakfast (Columbia 5-8)

8:00AM EST

Sessions

2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo

Cutting Edge Techniques from Education, Training and Distance Education (Columbia 12)
University Research in Fuel Cycle and Waste Management (Columbia 11)
Online Monitoring and Equipment Condition Assessment (Columbia 1)
Data, Analysis and Operations in Nuclear Criticality Safety - I (Gunston)
Research Reactor Fuel Failure Events: Learning from Recent HFIR and NIST Reactor Experience (Columbia 4)
Operations and Power: General (Fairchild)
Advances in Design Through Advanced Reactor Development Program (Columbia 2)
Young Professional Thermal Hydraulics Research Competition - III (Columbia 10)
Advanced Reactor Thermal Hydraulics - I (Columbia 9)
Pitch Your PhD (Columbia 3)
The Nuclear, Humanities, and Social Science Nexus: Challenges and Opportunities for Speaking Across the Disciplinary Divides (International Ballroom East)

Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021

History of Decommissioning (Georgetown East)
Robotics for Nuclear Applications: South Korea, Japan (Georgetown West)

14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators

Friday Plenary (Jefferson)

9:45AM EST

Events

Refreshment Break (Columbia 5-8)

10:00AM EST

Sessions

2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo

Aerospace Nuclear Science and Technology: General (Columbia 1)
Pre-Disposal Management: An Essential and Strategic Aspect in Responsible and Sustainable Policy for Nuclear Energy (Columbia 3)
Remote Sensing and Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance (Columbia 10)
Molten Salt Reactors and In-Pile Instrumentation (Columbia 9)
Data, Analysis and Operations in Nuclear Criticality Safety - II (Gunston)
Advanced Nuclear Reactors and Power Systems - III (Fairchild)
Reactor Physics Design, Validation and Operational Experience (Columbia 11)
Workshop: P-Study Tool (Columbia 2)
Thermal Hydraulics Issues in Licensing of Advanced Reactors (Columbia 4)
Young Professional Thermal Hydraulics Research Competition - IV (Columbia 12)
“Let’s Get Practical”: The US Department of Energy’s Forward-Looking Nuclear Waste Management Activities (International Ballroom East)

Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021

Nuclear Security Cost Optimization Methods for 21st Century DDER (Georgetown East)
Robotics for Nuclear Applications: UK and Europe (Georgetown West)

14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators

Accelerators for Environmental Studies (Lincoln East)
Accelerator Facilities - IV (Lincoln West)
Medical Applications of Accelerators - IV (Jefferson)

12:00PM EST

Events

Lunch (Columbia 5-8)

1:00PM EST

Sessions

2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo

Focus on Communications: What's in a Name? Making the Case for America's State-of-the-Art Facilities (Columbia 2)
Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation (Fairchild)
The Future of Commercial Fusion in the U.S. (Columbia 3)
Sensors and Embedded Technology for Advanced Reactors (Columbia 4)
Advanced Manufacturing and Aging of Materials (Columbia 9)
Data, Analysis and Operations in Nuclear Criticality Safety - III (Gunston)
Energy Storage Integration with Nuclear Power Plants (Columbia 12)
Reactor Physics: General - II (Columbia 1)
Computational Thermal Hydraulics - III (Columbia 10)
Advanced Reactor Thermal Hydraulics - II (Columbia 11)
What’s on the Horizon for Federal Nuclear Policy? (International Ballroom East)

Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021

Decommissioning the NS Savannah (Georgetown East)
Special Topic: Robot Operating System and Digital Twin (Georgetown West)

14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators

Nuclear Data - I (Lincoln East)
Accelerators for Security and Forensics - III (Jefferson)
Accelerator Facilities - V (Lincoln West)

2:45PM EST

Events

Refreshment Break (Columbia 5-8)

3:05PM EST

Sessions

2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo

Research by U.S. DOE NEUP Sponsored Students (Columbia 9)
Fusion: General (Columbia 1)
General Topics in I&C (Gunston)
Current and Emergent Issues in Consensus Standards (Columbia 2)
Reactor Analysis Methods - III (Columbia 4)
Reactor Physics of Micro Reactors for Terrestrial and Space Applications (Columbia 12)
Computational Thermal Hydraulics - IV (Columbia 10)
Moving Up: From Technical to Management (Columbia 3)

Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021

Repatriation of Liquid HEU from Canada to the United States: A Story of International Cooperation (Georgetown East)

14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators

Accelerator Design and Technology and Accelerators for Cultural Heritage and Environmental Studies (Jefferson)
High-Power Accelerator Components and Targets - II (Lincoln West)
Nuclear Data - II (Lincoln East)

Saturday — December 4, 2021

7:30AM EST

Events

Continental Breakfast (Columbia 5-8)

8:00AM EST

Sessions

14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators

Saturday Plenary (Jefferson)

9:00AM EST

Events

Board of Directors Meeting (VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON) (International Ballroom East/Virtual.)

11:00AM EST

Events

NS Savannah Virtual Tour (Virtual)

Tuesday — December 7, 2021

12:00PM EST

Events

Operations and Power Division Executive Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) (Virtual)

4:00PM EST

Events

Operations and Power Division Program Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL) ()