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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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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Russia withdraws from 25-year-old weapons-grade plutonium agreement
Russia’s lower house of Parliament, the State Duma, approved a measure to withdraw from a 25-year-old agreement with the United States to cut back on the leftover plutonium from Cold War–era nuclear weapons.
ANS Members-Only Webinar hosted by the Young Members Group
November 5, 2019|10:30–11:30AM (11:30AM–12:30PM EST)
ANS Members Only
An update on the political landscape of nuclear as we near the 2020 fall election season. Topics covered ranged from interacting with the green community on nuclear, low-dose radiation, and a breakdown of current federal nuclear legislation.
The current nuclear fleet, advanced reactors, and the non-energy applications of nuclear were also touched upon.
Moderator Harsh Desai currently is the senior manager at Nuclear Energy Institute. He serves as chair of the ANS Young Members Group and the Congressional Fellowship Committee, and vice chair of the Finance Committee.
