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Position Statements

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.

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Advanced Reactors — ANS-35-2022

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Assuring U.S. Global Nuclear Leadership — ANS-83-2021

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Clearance of Solid Materials from Nuclear Facilities — ANS-50-2023

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Creation of an Independent Entity to Manage U.S. Used Nuclear Fuel — ANS-22-2015

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Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors — ANS-13-2015

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Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste — ANS-11-2017

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Disposition of Surplus Weapons Plutonium — ANS-47-2020

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Diversity in the Nuclear Profession — ANS-66-2018

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Domestic Production of Stable and Radioactive Isotopes — ANS-30-2022

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Education, Training, and Workforce Development for Nuclear Science, Engineering, and Technology — ANS-85-2024

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Fusion Energy — ANS-12-2024

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Health Effects of Low-Level Radiation — ANS-41-2020

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Interim Storage of Used or Spent Nuclear Fuel — ANS-76-2017

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Licensing of Yucca Mountain as a Geological Repository for Radioactive Wastes — ANS-80-2017

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Management of the Nation's Used Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Waste — ANS-3-2023

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Nonproliferation — ANS-55-2023

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Nuclear Energy's Role in Climate Change Policy — ANS-44-2022

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Nuclear Engineering Licensure — ANS-61-2016

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Nuclear Fuel Recycling — ANS-45-2014

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission — ANS-77-2022

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Nuclear Technology's Critical Role In The World's Future Energy Supply — ANS-43-2019

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Price-Anderson Act — ANS-54-2024

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Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulations for Nuclear Power Plants — ANS-46-2017

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Safeguards and Security for Advanced Reactors Using HALEU — ANS-84-2023

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Safety of Nuclear Power — ANS-51-2021

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Small Modular Reactors — ANS-25-2020

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Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems — ANS-40-2024

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Transportation of Radioactive Materials — ANS-18-2021

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U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Plants: A Vital National Asset — ANS-26-2017

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The Use of Highly Enriched Uranium for the Production of Medical Isotopes — ANS-72-2022

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The Use of Thorium as Nuclear Fuel — ANS-78-2020

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