SB Leadership

  • Andrew G. Sowder (Chair)
    Electric Power Research Institute
  • Todd M. Anselmi (Vice Chair)
    Idaho National Laboratory

Members-at-Large

  • Robert Becse
    Westinghouse Electric Co.
  • Robert J. Budnitz
    Consultant
  • Jennifer Call
    Tennessee Valley Authority
  • Brandon Chisholm
    Southern Company
  • Robert Kalantari
    Engineering Planning and Management, Inc.
  • Benjamin Parks
    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Frances Pimentel
    Nuclear Energy Institute
  • Kent B. Welter
    NuScale Power

Ex Officio Members (Consensus Committee Chairs)

  • Michelle French
    LLWRCC Chair
    Westinghouse Government Services
  • Gale E. Hauck
    RARCC Chair
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Dennis W. Henneke
    JCNRM Chair
    GE Hitachi
  • Mark Joseph
    NRNFCC Chair
    Navarro Research & Engineering, Inc.
  • Jean-Francois Lucchini
    FWDCC Chair
    Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Carl A. Mazzola
    ESCC Chair
    Los Alamos National Laboratory (TRIAD)
  • Andrew O. Smetana
    SRACC Chair
    Individual
  • Larry L. Wetzel
    NCSCC Chair
    Individual

Standards Board Liaisons and Observers

  • Amir Afzali
    Observer
    Individual
  • Scott Ammons
    Liaison
    Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
  • Kelsey Amundson
    ANS Board of Directors Liaison
    Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Douglas G. Bowen
    Observer
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Jarvis A. Caffrey
    HPS Liaison
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Donald R. Eggett
    Observer
    Eggett Consulting, LLC
  • George F. Flanagan
    Observer
    Individual
  • Sudesh Gambhir
    Observer
    Individual


  • Calvin M. Hopper
    Observer
    Individual
  • N. Prasad Kadambi
    ANSI Liaison
    Kadambi Engineering
  • Steven Krahn
    RP3C Chair / Observer
    Vanderbilt University
  • Mark A. Linn
    Observer
    Individual
  • Leah Parks
    Observer
    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Donald J. Spellman
    Observer
    Individual
  • Edward G. Wallace
    Observer
    GNBC Associates, Inc.

Standards Board

The American Nuclear Society (ANS) Standards Board shall be responsible for policy and procedural direction for the standards activities of the Society. The Standards Board oversees the activities of the Standards Committee. The Standards Committee is a historical term that is used to identify professionals who participate in various committees allocated by the Standards Board. The Standards Committee does not conduct itself as a committee. It does not meet nor act as a single body. It is simply a collection of qualified volunteers who participate in the development and maintenance of ANS consensus standards and related documents.

The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. The scope includes the development and maintenance of standards on the following subjects and closely related activities:

  • Definitions of terminology used in nuclear science and technology
  • Siting requirements for nuclear facilities
  • Nuclear facility design and operations, including safety criteria for facilities, operator selection, and training
    • Power production reactors
    • Research reactors and critical facilities
    • Nuclear fuel production, handling, and storage facilities
    • Facilities for handling radioactive isotopes, including remote handling of radioactive materials
  • Remediation and restoration of sites used for nuclear facilities
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Nuclear criticality safety
  • Reactor physics and radiation shielding
  • Computational analysis programs used in the nuclear field
  • Probabilistic risk assessment, risk management, and risk criteria
  • Fission product behavior
  • Radioactive waste management

The Standards Committee does not develop standards for the application of radiation for medical purposes. The Standards Committee may review standards being developed or issued by other organizations on related topics to help ensure consistency and completeness and to avoid duplication. Standards developed by the Standards Committee are intended to be issued as American National Standards.



SB Leadership

  • Andrew G. Sowder (Chair)
    Electric Power Research Institute
  • Todd M. Anselmi (Vice Chair)
    Idaho National Laboratory

Members-at-Large

  • Robert Becse
    Westinghouse Electric Co.
  • Robert J. Budnitz
    Consultant
  • Jennifer Call
    Tennessee Valley Authority
  • Brandon Chisholm
    Southern Company
  • Robert Kalantari
    Engineering Planning and Management, Inc.
  • Benjamin Parks
    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Frances Pimentel
    Nuclear Energy Institute
  • Kent B. Welter
    NuScale Power

Ex Officio Members (Consensus Committee Chairs)

  • Michelle French
    LLWRCC Chair
    Westinghouse Government Services
  • Gale E. Hauck
    RARCC Chair
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Dennis W. Henneke
    JCNRM Chair
    GE Hitachi
  • Mark Joseph
    NRNFCC Chair
    Navarro Research & Engineering, Inc.
  • Jean-Francois Lucchini
    FWDCC Chair
    Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Carl A. Mazzola
    ESCC Chair
    Los Alamos National Laboratory (TRIAD)
  • Andrew O. Smetana
    SRACC Chair
    Individual
  • Larry L. Wetzel
    NCSCC Chair
    Individual

Standards Board Liaisons and Observers

  • Amir Afzali
    Observer
    Individual
  • Scott Ammons
    Liaison
    Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
  • Kelsey Amundson
    ANS Board of Directors Liaison
    Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Douglas G. Bowen
    Observer
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Jarvis A. Caffrey
    HPS Liaison
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Donald R. Eggett
    Observer
    Eggett Consulting, LLC
  • George F. Flanagan
    Observer
    Individual
  • Sudesh Gambhir
    Observer
    Individual


  • Calvin M. Hopper
    Observer
    Individual
  • N. Prasad Kadambi
    ANSI Liaison
    Kadambi Engineering
  • Steven Krahn
    RP3C Chair / Observer
    Vanderbilt University
  • Mark A. Linn
    Observer
    Individual
  • Leah Parks
    Observer
    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Donald J. Spellman
    NTAG / ISO TC 85 / SC 6 Liaison
    Individual
  • Edward G. Wallace
    Observer
    GNBC Associates, Inc.

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