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Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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Fusion Science and Technology
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Taking shape: Fusion energy ecosystems built with public-private partnerships
It’s possible to describe fusion in simple terms: heat and squeeze small atoms to get abundant clean energy. But there’s nothing simple about getting fusion ready for the grid.
Private developers, national lab and university researchers, suppliers, and end users working toward that goal are developing a range of complex technologies to reach fusion temperatures and pressures, confounded by science and technology gaps linked to plasma behavior; materials, diagnostics, and electronics for extreme environments; fuel cycle sustainability; and economics.
Executive Session|Panel
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|International Ballroom East
Session Chair:
Uchenna Ezibe (ANS Senior Manager, STEM Programs)
Alternate Chair:
Lisa M. Marshall (ANS VP/President-elect & Assistant Extension Professor, NC State University)
What does high-quality K-12 nuclear science education look like, and how can it address workforce challenges throughout the nuclear industry?
K-12 nuclear science and technology education plays an important role in providing students with fundamental academic enrichment. It can also, when done well, increase student interest in nuclear careers and help ensure a robust nuclear workforce. With the Department of Energy stating that a tripling of the nuclear workforce by 2050 is necessary to adequately address future energy demands, the field must look strategically at the role K-12 nuclear science education plays in drawing new individuals into the field. This session will address the connection between high-quality nuclear science education and the future nuclear workforce, as well as provide ANS members with tools they can employ to have an impact on students within their own communities.
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