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Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls
Improving task performance, system reliability, system and personnel safety, efficiency, and effectiveness are the division's main objectives. Its major areas of interest include task design, procedures, training, instrument and control layout and placement, stress control, anthropometrics, psychological input, and motivation.
Meeting Spotlight
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver 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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TEPCO to begin second trial retrieval of Fukushima fuel debris
Tokyo Electric Power Company is scheduled this week to begin retrieving a second sample of nuclear fuel debris from Unit 2 of Japan’s damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This second retrieval comes after TEPCO improved the telescopic device used to gather samples.
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Stay Informed.
ANS is committed to delivering the latest news and highest-quality scientific content. Your membership includes subscriptions to Nuclear News and Radwaste Solutions magazines as well as online access to our three technical journals. You also enjoy full access to Nuclear Newswire, our daily news site for all things nuclear, and our library of webinars.
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Members receive discounted registration rates for all ANS Meetings, membership in Professional Divisions, and membership in Local and Student Sections. Be sure to take advantage of our online community, ANS Collaborate, or participate in our Mentor/Mentee program.
Change the world.
ANS ceaselessly advocates and educates to expand the clean, safe, and reliable energy source we know nuclear to be. In recent years, ANS has introduced nuclear science and energy curriculum into K-12 classrooms throughout the country, reaching 1.7 million students and counting. We’ve also created the ANS Rapid Response Taskforce to provide accurate and scientifically grounded information to the media. Finally, ANS works on behalf of its members to advocate for policies to advance nuclear science and technology at the national and state levels.
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