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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
Meeting Spotlight
2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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Webinar: MC&A and safety in advanced reactors in focus
Towell
Russell
Prasad
The American Nuclear Society’s Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division recently hosted a webinar on updating material control and accounting (MC&A) and security regulations for the evolving field of advanced reactors.
Moderator Shikha Prasad (CEO, Srijan LLC) was joined by two presenters, John Russell and Lester Towell, who looked at how regulations that were historically developed for traditional light water reactors will apply to the next generation of nuclear technology and what changes need to be made.
ANS Chicago and Michigan-Ohio Section Event
February 15, 2024|6:00–7:00PM (7:00–8:00PM EST)
Available to All Users
The ANS Chicago and Michigan-Ohio Sections invite you to hear presentations from advanced-degree students within their sections. Featured presentations and speakers include:
Fault Tree Analysis of an Innovative Thermal Power Dispatch System for Nuclear Power PlantsVinicius Zanardo Rodrigues, PhD Candidate, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University
A Radical New Approach to Etching Plasma Diagnostics: Measuring Fluorine RadicalsJeremy Mettler, MSc Candidate, Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Development of Tapered Specimens for Accelerated Ion Irradiation Creep Testing of 316SSMackenzie Warwick, PhD Candidate, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, The University of Michigan
