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Division Spotlight
Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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College students help develop waste-measuring device at Hanford
A partnership between Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) and Washington State University has resulted in the development of a device to measure radioactive and chemical tank waste at the Hanford Site. WRPS is the contractor at Hanford for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management.
Spotlight on National Labs
April 15, 2020|10:00–11:30AM (11:00AM–12:30PM EDT)
Available to All Users
The U.S. DOE National Lab system has been the backbone of the U.S. nuclear discovery, design, and innovation since its inception in the 1930s and 40s. The ANS Young Members Group is excited to present a series of webinars meant to highlight each DOE lab's unique history, main research focus areas, and contributions to the U.S. and global nuclear industry.
An 890-square-mile site located west of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) was founded in 1949 as the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS) and has evolved through several name and management iterations since then. INL Lab Director Mark Peters and panelists will discuss what the lab currently considers as its most important research and development initiatives â ranging from new demonstration reactors to integrated energy systems to space reactors â and what to expect in the future. Did you know that INL has built and operated 52 nuclear reactors (so far) of various types since its founding in 1949? If not, come learn what makes this lab such a desirable destination for demonstration and test reactors.
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