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Division Spotlight
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.
Meeting Spotlight
Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES 2023)
December 10–14, 2023
New Orleans, LA|New Orleans Marriott
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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Latest News
Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” at 70
Seventy years ago to the day, President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his historic address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. (See December 2023 Nuclear News's “Leaders” column to read the reflections of Kathryn Huff, the Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for nuclear energy, on the speech’s anniversary.)
The American Nuclear Society Scholarship Policy and Coordination Committee, the ANS Divisions, and Local Sections have awarded 96 scholarships totaling $259,600 to students pursuing degrees in nuclear science and technology.
Thank you to all the donors who have generously supported our scholarship programs.
ANS Sponsored Interns
Sarah Elizabeth Cole - Boise State University
Abbey Hageman - University of Nevada, Reno
Kent Hamlin Memorial Scholarship
Max C. Richardson - Three Rivers Community College
Nontraditional Student Scholarships
John and Muriel Landis Scholarship
Community College / Trade School
ANS Incoming Freshman
ANS Undergraduate (Sophomore)
ANS Undergraduate (Junior/Senior)
Angelo F. Bisesti Memorial Scholarship
Raymond DiSalvo Memorial Scholarship
Sushil C. Jain Undergraduate Scholarship
William R. & Mila Kimel Nuclear Engineering Scholarship
John R. Lamarsh Memorial Scholarship
Hans P. Loewen Memorial Scholarship
Joseph Naser HFICD Undergraduate Scholarship
Rudi Stamm’ler Reactor Physics Division Scholarship
Accelerator Applications Division Scholarship
Decommissioning & Environmental Sciences Division Undergraduate Scholarship
Fusion Energy Division Dr. Kenneth R. Schultz Undergraduate Scholarship
Operations and Power Division Scholarship
ANS Graduate
Everitt P. Blizard Graduate Scholarship
Robert A. Dannels Memorial Scholarship
Vincent J. Esposito Thermal-Hydraulic Graduate Scholarship
Ely M. Gelbard Graduate Scholarship
Gozani Family Graduate Scholarship
Alan F. Henry/Paul A. Greebler Memorial Scholarship
Lawrence E. Hochreiter Graduate Scholarship
Saul Levine Memorial Scholarship
Michael J. Lineberry Graduate Scholarship
Nuclear Criticality Safety Pioneers Scholarship
Fuel Cycle & Waste Management Division John D. Randall Scholarship
James F. Schumar Scholarship
Robert E. Uhrig Graduate Scholarship
Vogt Radiochemistry Scholarship
ANS Colorado Nuclear Science and Technology Scholarship
ANS Columbia, SC Local Section Scholarship
ANS Oak Ridge / Knoxville Local Section Undergraduate Scholarship
ANS Pittsburgh Local Section Graduate Scholarship
Washington, DC Local Section Jeffrey A. Gorman Undergraduate Scholarship
Washington DC Local Section George P. Shultz and James W. Behrens Graduate Scholarship
Savannah River Local Section Richard Benjamin Memorial Scholarship
Eastern Washington Local Section Undergraduate Scholarship
Carlsbad Local Section Scholarship
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