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May 31–June 3, 2026
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Von der Leyen shares regrets, growth plans at European nuclear summit
In 1990, 30 percent of Europe’s electricity came from nuclear power plants. In 2026, it is closer to 15 percent.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen lamented the decline of nuclear energy, calling it a “strategic mistake” when Europe turned its back on a “reliable, affordable source of low-emissions power.”
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March 23, 2021
Diversity and Inclusion in ANS Committee Webinar Series
Coping with COVID: The Pandemic and the Nuclear Community
12:00–1:30PM CDT
Available to All Users
The ANS Diversity and Inclusion in ANS Committee presented a discussion on how the nuclear community is responding to the pandemic, what more can be done, what support resources are available, and what the future looks like. Read more...
March 17, 2021
Disposal of HLW and SNF: Shall we dispose of it before 2050?
ANS Members Only
This webinar provided an overview of the current progress and status of such disposal programs globally and the technical, socio-political, and regulatory timelines associated with such disposal facilities. The webinar also addressed the more recent considerations for a more integrated waste management policy seeking to optimize the overall management of all radioactive wastes requiring disposal. Read more...
March 10, 2021
ANS Young Members Group Spotlight on National Labs
Brookhaven National Laboratory
12:00–1:30PM CST
The ANS Young Members Group presents Brookhaven National Laboratory. Read more...
March 2, 2021
Nuclear News Presents: A Look Back at the Fukushima Daiichi Accident
A distinguished panel discussed the lessons we’ve learned, the decontamination and decommissioning approach, and future challenges. The panel, which featured several principal members of the ANS Special Committee on Fukushima, also examined what the committee got right and what it got wrong in the Fukushima Daiichi report. Read more...
February 17, 2021
ANS Vice President Candidates Discussion Forum
5:00–6:00PM CST
Our first-ever virtual ANS Vice President Candidates Forum featured candidates Steven Arndt and Corey McDaniel. Read more...
February 15, 2021
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at 50 Years
An expert panel takes a look back at the origins of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and discusses its future. Take a walk through the NPT’s progression as well as examining the status of non-proliferation, disarmament, and the nuclear energy cooperation. Read more...
February 11, 2021
Remote Sensing Laboratory
11:00AM–12:30PM CST
The ANS Young Members Group presents a webinar featuring the Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL). Learn about the lab’s current and future initiatives. Read more...
February 2, 2021
Uranium Chemistry Tutorial
Predictive Chemistry Modeling
10:30AM–12:00PM CST
Available to 2020 ANS Virtual Winter Meeting Attendees
The presentation will include an overview of separations methods and equipment, introduction to the mathematics of simulating mass transfer, an overview of available computations programs and their capabilities, and an example process analysis of an industrial scale high enriched uranium purification system. This is the part nine in the Uranium Chemistry Tutorial. Read more...
January 27, 2021
Powering the Future: Fusion & Plasmas, the FESAC Long Range Planning Report
Learn about the long-range plan DOE Fusion Energy Sciences has created to accelerate the development of fusion energy and advance plasma science in this presentation by the ANS Fusion Energy Division. Read more...
January 26, 2021
Uranium Chemistry from a Fuel Fabrication Facility Perspective
Understanding uranium chemistry is a vital component of successful NCS programs at a nuclear fuel fabrication facilities. Chemical reactions involving traditional fuel conversion are presented. Select uranium chemistry basics are discussed. Finally, a reactivity comparison of important speciated uranium compounds are presented. This is part eight of the Uranium Chemistry Tutorial. Read more...
January 21, 2021
Talking About Low-dose Radiation Risk
11:00AM–12:00PM CST
Join us for a special Q&A with an expert panel as they discuss how to communicate about the risk of low-dose radiation. This free members-only event is a follow-up to the “Risky Business” President’s Session that took place during the ANS Virtual Winter Meeting in November. The session will take a deeper dive into the many questions generated from the thought-provoking discussion. Read more...
January 19, 2021
Criticality Safety Case Studies, Part 3
The 1978 accidental nuclear criticality incident at the Idaho Chemical Processing Facility will be reviewed. Uranium Processing for Large Scale Reprocessing is a suggested prerequisite for understanding this incident. This is part seven of the Uranium Chemistry Tutorial. Read more...
January 12, 2021
Criticality Safety Case Studies, Part 2
Howard Greenwood, National Nuclear Laboratory, UK, presents case studies of chemistry unexpectedly impinging (or possibly impinging) on criticality control. This is part six of the Uranium Chemistry Tutorial. Read more...
December 21, 2020
Graduate Fellowships Workshop
1:00–2:30PM CST
The ANS Student Sections Committee invites you to join us for a workshop on graduate fellowships. We will open with a few general tips and tricks for writing a great application. Then, we will give an overview of at least eight fellowships you can apply for. We will also have administrators for a few of these fellowships attend and speak about their specific programs. Read more...
December 15, 2020
Uranium Processing Chemistry for Large Scale Reprocessing
Presenter Charles Goergen, Nu-Clear Vision Consulting, LLC The basic PUREX process chemistry and principles will be covered. This is the near universal process used in spent fuel processing. The separation of uranium from plutonium, neptunium, americium, other actinides, and fission products (FP) by solvent extraction will be explained. This is part five in the Uranium Chemistry Tutorial. Read more...
December 9, 2020
The Language of Nuclear
12:00–1:00PM CST
Participate in this free members-only webinar and explore the results of recent messaging research and polling that Maslansky + Partners, a firm focused on behavioral science, linguistics, and strategic thinking, conducted for the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). You’ll learn about tested approaches for associating nuclear energy with other carbon-free technologies and amplifying nuclear’s numerous benefits, which will include specific language to use. There will also be an opportunity for Q&A following the presentation. Read more...
December 8, 2020
Criticality Safety Case Studies, Part 1
Howard Greenwood, National Nuclear Laboratory, UK, presents actual examples where chemistry has unexpectedly impinged (or might have impinged) on criticality control . This is part four of the Uranium Chemistry Tutorial. Read more...
December 1, 2020
Process Engineering for Uranium Systems
Heather Pridemore presents process engineering for Uranium Systems. This is the third webinar in the series. A Process Engineering perspective of uranium chemical processing will be discussed. The discussion will include common misconceptions and differences between the Criticality Safety Engineering perspective and the Process Engineering perspective. Several common operational upsets (qualitative case studies) will be presented for discussion. Read more...
November 24, 2020
Uranium Chemistry Basics
An introduction to key concepts and ideas vital to the practices and methodologies of reprocessing used nuclear fuel. This tutorial will briefly touch on pyroprocessing but focuses on aqueous reprocessing techniques. The roles of chemical speciation, oxidation states, and oxidation state control will be reviewed as it pertains to extraction chemistry, ion exchange chemistry, and precipitation. Self-radiolysis issues are raised and typical reactions, equipment, and controls for criticality safety during dissolution and head-end processes are discussed. Read more...
November 19, 2020
Fundamentals of Uranium Chemistry and NCS Considerations
1:30–3:15PM CST
The purpose of this tutorial is to provide a basic understanding of the chemistry that is necessary to analyze the criticality safety problems that can arise during chemical separation operations. This is the first session of the Uranium Chemistry Tutorial. Read more...
