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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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ANS and the U.K.’s NI announce reciprocal membership agreement
With President Trump on a state visit to the U.K., in part to sign a landmark new agreement on U.S.-U.K. nuclear collaboration, a flurry of transatlantic partnerships and deals bridging the countries’ nuclear sectors have been announced.
The American Nuclear Society is taking an active role in this bridge-building by forming a reciprocal membership agreement with the U.K.’s Nuclear Institute.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|12:00–1:00PM EST
Columbia Foyer
Robert Busch, author of the new ANS textbook Nuclear Criticality Safety: Evaluations, Calculations, and Experiences, will be at the ANS booth for a book signing from 12 to 1 pm on Tuesday, November 14. Busch’s book features 29 chapters describing fundamentals, applications, and experiences in nuclear criticality safety, with a focus on criticality accidents and lessons learned. This text complements the seminal 1985 book Nuclear Criticality Safety: Theory and Practice by Dr. Ronald Knief and includes updated information on computer-enabled modeling.
