ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Jun 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
July 2026
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
May 2026
Latest News
Breaking ground on a new approach to construction
The drive to Kairos Power’s reactor demonstration site in Oak Ridge, Tenn., is not only scenic—it’s historic. Nearly 85 years ago, roughly 30,000 construction workers transformed orchards and farmland into a key Manhattan Project site. Depending on your route, you may pass by one of the three gatehouses that were once military checkpoints controlling access to Atomic Energy Commission production facilities.
2023 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
Joseph Dominguez is president and CEO of Constellation Energy, overseeing its nuclear, wind, solar, hydroelectric, and natural gas facilities in 19 states as well as its retail and commodities business, providing energy-related products and services to two million customers nationwide. Previously, he was CEO of ComEd, which powers the lives of more than four million residential and business customers in Illinois. Prior to this, Dominguez was executive vice president of governmental and regulatory affairs and public policy at Exelon, where he led federal, state, and regional governmental regulatory, and public-policy strategies. Earlier in his career, he was partner in the law firm of White and Williams. Dominguez is a former assistant US attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Last modified August 18, 2023, 10:54am EDT