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Division Spotlight
Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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NRC seeks presentations for virtual workshop on advanced reactor SNF
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking for presentation proposals for a virtual workshop on the storage and transportation of TRISO and metal spent nuclear fuels for advanced reactor designs now under development.
The American Nuclear Society provides statements which reflect the Society's perspectives on issues of public interest that involve various aspects of nuclear science and technology. Position statements are prepared by key members whose relevant experience or publications inform the documents and then the documents are reviewed by ANS committees and divisions. The final position statements are approved by the Board of Directors.
Categories
Price-Anderson Act — ANS-54-2024
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Advanced Reactors — ANS-35-2022
Small Modular Reactors — ANS-25-2020
Nuclear Technology's Critical Role In The World's Future Energy Supply — ANS-43-2019
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U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Plants: A Vital National Asset — ANS-26-2017
Fusion Energy — ANS-12-2016
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission — ANS-77-2022
Safety of Nuclear Power — ANS-51-2021
Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulations for Nuclear Power Plants — ANS-46-2017
Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors — ANS-13-2015
Safeguards and Security for Advanced Reactors Using HALEU — ANS-84-2023
Clearance of Solid Materials from Nuclear Facilities — ANS-50-2023
Management of the Nation's Used Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Waste — ANS-3-2023
The Use of Thorium as Nuclear Fuel — ANS-78-2020
Disposition of Surplus Weapons Plutonium — ANS-47-2020
Licensing of Yucca Mountain as a Geological Repository for Radioactive Wastes — ANS-80-2017
Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste — ANS-11-2017
Nonproliferation — ANS-55-2023
Assuring U.S. Global Nuclear Leadership — ANS-83-2021
Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems — ANS-40-2024
The Use of Highly Enriched Uranium for the Production of Medical Isotopes — ANS-72-2022
Domestic Production of Stable and Radioactive Isotopes — ANS-30-2022
Nuclear Energy's Role in Climate Change Policy — ANS-44-2022
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Health Effects of Low-Level Radiation — ANS-41-2020
Education, Training, and Workforce Development for Nuclear Science, Engineering, and Technology — ANS-85-2022
Diversity in the Nuclear Profession — ANS-66-2018
Nuclear Engineering Licensure — ANS-61-2016
