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  Operations & Power
  Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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  2025 ANS Annual Conference
  June 15–18, 2025
  Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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- 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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  May 2025
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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.”
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Estimated Cs-137 Radioactivity Deposited in the Gap Between the Top and Middle Cover of the Shield Plug in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 2

Kohei Iwanaga (Nuclear Regulatory Agency), Hideo Hirayama (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization), Katsumi Hayashi (Nuclear Regulatory Agency), Kenjiro Kondo (Nuclear Regulatory Agency), Seishiro Suzuki (Nuclear Regulatory Agency), Zenko Yoshida (Nuclear Regulatory Agency)

Proceedings | ICRS 14/RPSD 2022 | Seattle, WA, September 25-29, 2022 | Pages 178-181