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Division Spotlight
Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
Meeting Spotlight
ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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Apr 2025
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Nuclear Science and Engineering
May 2025
Nuclear Technology
April 2025
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Norway’s Halden reactor takes first step toward decommissioning
The government of Norway has granted the transfer of the Halden research reactor from the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) to the state agency Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND). The 25-MWt Halden boiling water reactor operated from 1958 to 2018 and was used in the research of nuclear fuel, reactor internals, plant procedures and monitoring, and human factors.
April 27–30, 2025
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
Elevating Peak Performance
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
May 4–8, 2025
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025)
Powering Today’s Ambitions to Reach Tomorrow’s Realities
Huntsville, AL|Huntsville Marriott and the Space & Rocket Center
June 15–18, 2025
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
An embedded topical at the2025 ANS Annual Conference
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
July 20–23, 2025
Advances in Nuclear Fuel Management (ANFM 2025)
Evolving Paradigms in Nuclear Fuel Management: Powering Future Generations
Clearwater Beach, FL|Sheraton Sand Key Resort
September 14–18, 2025
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division 2025 Conference (NCSD 2025)
Many Missions, One Goal: Collaborating for a Safer Tomorrow
Austin, TX|AT&T Hotel & Conference Center
October 5–9, 2025
TopFuel 2025: Nuclear Reactor Fuel Performance Conference
Fueling the Future – Building on our Legacy
Nashville, TN|DoubleTree, Downtown Nashville
November 8, 2025
Young Professionals Congress
An embedded topical at the2025 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 9–12, 2025
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Advancing Innovative Waste Solutions for Sustainable Nuclear Energy
Washington, DC
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2025)
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
2025 International Conference on Accelerator Applications (AccApp'25)
April 27–30, 2026
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS-2026)
Dayton, OH|The Dayton Convention Center
May 31–June 3, 2026
Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
An embedded topical at the2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 4, 2026
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
August 16–20, 2026
Global 2026
Chicago, IL|Westin Chicago River North
November 15–18, 2026
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS 2026)
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
An embedded topical at the2026 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
International Conference on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH)
May 2–5, 2027
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS-2027)
Cleveland, OH|Cleveland Convention Center
September 12–17, 2027
PSA 2027- 50th Anniversary Conference
Los Angeles, CA