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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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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Deep Isolation validates its disposal canister for TRISO spent fuel
Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation announced it has successfully completed Project PUCK, a government-funded initiative to demonstrate the feasibility and potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System (UCS) to manage TRISO spent nuclear fuel.
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2023)
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Lincoln West
Session Chair:
Ben Cipiti (Sandia)
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An Evolving Physical Protection Approach for Small Modular and Microreactors
10:00–10:20AM EST
Benjamin B. Cipiti (Sandia), Alan Evans (Sandia)
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The Impact of Blended Cyber-Physical Attacks on Microreactors
10:20–10:40AM EST
Pat Moosir (Sandia)
Safeguards and Security for TRISO Pebble-Bed Reactors
10:40–11:00AM EST
Charles Forsberg (MIT), Andrew Kadak (Kadak Assoc.)
Experimental Methods for Tagging and Tracking TRISO-Fueled Pebbles in Pebble-Bed Reactors
11:00–11:20AM EST
Ming Fang (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Angela Di Fulvio (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Pebble Bed Reactor Neutronics and Isotopic Analysis During Lifetime of a Pebble
11:20–11:40AM EST
Zachary Crouch (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ben Impson (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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