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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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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BREAKING NEWS: Trump issues executive orders to overhaul nuclear industry
The Trump administration issued four executive orders today aimed at boosting domestic nuclear deployment ahead of significant growth in projected energy demand in the coming decades.
During a live signing in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump called nuclear “a hot industry,” adding, “It’s a brilliant industry. [But] you’ve got to do it right. It’s become very safe and environmental.”
Daniel F. Giessing
Nuclear Technology | Volume 87 | Number 1 | August 1989 | Pages 298-301
Technical Paper | TMI-2: Materials Behavior / Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A27657
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The Three Mile Island (TMI) accident represents the only full-scale integrated facility data for a severe nuclear power reactor accident. As a result of this accident, an extensive, worldwide effort was initiated to develop the understanding and analytical tools to analyze severe accidents. The data required to understand and document the accident progression have been extracted throughout the accident recovery and cleanup process. At the same time, several severe accident codes reached a stage of development where a comparison with the actual event could be attempted. A unique opportunity existed, therefore, to benchmark the severe accident analysis computer codes. Such an effort is nearing completion, with the cooperation of the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations, in the form of the TMI Analysis Exercise. The exercise began in October 1987 and is scheduled for completion in early 1990. Some 13 participants, representing 9 countries, are presently involved in this effort. It is hoped that the completion of the exercise will result in an international consensus on code assessment and severe accident predictive capabilities.