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 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Latest Magazine Issues
Apr 2026
Jan 2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
May 2026
Nuclear Technology
March 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
DOE awards ANS-backed workforce consortium $19.2M
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy recently awarded about $49.7 million to 10 university-led projects aiming to develop nuclear workforce training programs around the country.
DOE-NE issued its largest award, $19.2 million, to the newly formed Great Lakes Partnership to Enhance the Nuclear Workforce (GLP). This regional consortium, which is led by the University of Toledo and includes the American Nuclear Society, will use the funds to fill a variety of existing gaps in the nuclear workforce pipeline.
Mohamed S. El-Genk, Timothy M. Schriener
Nuclear Technology | Volume 211 | Number 3 | March 2025 | Pages 400-428
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2024.2329830
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Heat rejection radiators of nuclear reactor power systems for space exploration and for planetary surface power are the largest component by volume and mass, depending on the radiator’s design and surface average temperature. This work developed designs for lightweight radiator modules for waste heat rejection on the lunar surface at a surface average temperature of 600 K. The modules each have a cesium (Cs)–titanium (Ti) heat pipe (HP) and highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG)/Ti heat spreading fins. The assembled panels of 10 Cs-HP modules hydraulically coupled in parallel are armored with carbon-carbon composite to protect against impacts by micrometeoroids and space debris for 10 years. The performance of the developed armored radiator panels is much superior to the current state of the art, with an areal density of 2.98 to 3.6 kg/m2, specific power of 3.36 to 3.98 kW/kg, rejected thermal power of 56.3 to 96.3 kW, and rejected power density of 7.56 kW/m2.