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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 Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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Nuclear Science and Engineering
September 2024
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2024
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Nuclear new build procurement considerations
It may seem counterintuitive, but the best time to enhance the ability to support operations and maintenance for a new plant is before construction starts. This is one of many lessons learned by the currently operating nuclear fleet. As construction and startup of many nuclear facilities was completed, it quickly became evident that the ability to efficiently support operations and maintenance was limited. Most of the information necessary to establish and manage procurement of spare and replacement items, maintenance, and configuration of the facilities was unavailable and had to be gathered on a case-by-case, “on-demand†basis. Absence of necessary information and the associated challenges resulted in the need for staff augmentation and multiyear-long projects to develop equipment bills of material and maintenance programs and to perform technical evaluations for the huge quantities of spare and replacement items being requested.
Thank you to the following donors whose support helps further the Society’s mission to advance, foster, and spur the development and application of nuclear science, engineering, and technology to benefit society.
Samim Anghaie
Walter J. Apley
Kenneth M. Carr USN (Ret)
Hon. W. Davis
E. Gail de Planque
Barth W. Doroshuk
Larry R. Foulke
Abel A. Garcia
Marc A. Garland, in honor of Dr. Walter J. Apley
Ernest J. Harkness
Donald R. Hoffman
Bernadette L. Kirk
Christopher W. Lapp
Gail H. Marcus
Thomas E. Mistler, in memory of Dr. William R. Kimel
M. Jack Ohanian
Roger S. Reynolds
Bill Schaab
Lefteri H. Tsoukalas
A. W. Wendorf
Anonymous, in honor of Dan Hang
Steven A. Atkinson
Richard W. Benjamin
Paul E. Benneche
Edgar Berkey
Michaele C. Brady Raap
Gilbert J. Brown
William R. Campbell, Jr.
Steven D. Clement
Elizabeth Connell
William F. Conway
Frederick J. Dunhour
Lawrence B. Durham
Joseph O. Erb
Patrick F. Ervin
Vincent J. Esposito
James R. Felty
John W. Hallam
Paul E. Hartnett
David K. Hayes
K. Hikido
Angelina S. Howard
Theodore J. Iltis
Viktor A. Ivanov
Baard J. Johansen
W. Reed Johnson
Daniel E. Kimble
Ik Hwan Lee
Alan E. Levin
Phyllis M. Lovett
James P. Malone
John K. McCoy
Thomas P. McLaughlin
David L. Moses
William L. Myers
Mary Jane Oestmann
Mark A. Pella
Glenn D. Pierce
Ronald E. Reder
Christa E. Reed
Theodore Rockwell
Kenneth R. Schultz
Augustine N. Smith
Atsuyuki Suzuki
John J. Taylor
Donald R. Todd
James S. Tulenko
Charles W. Vincent
Michael J. Wallace
J.R. Walsh
Mary Gerry White
Harold E. Williamson
Robert J. Wolfgang
Brian N. Woolweber
Thank you to the following donors whose contributions help provide the financial resources needed for undergraduate and graduate students to begin or continue their academic studies within a variety of nuclear fields.
Thank you to the following donors whose contributions to ANS help support the annual operations of the Society, furthering our mission and important work.
Thank you to the following companies that have matched their employees’ contributions to ANS in support of the Society’s work.