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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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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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State legislation: Illinois bill aims to lift state’s remaining nuclear moratorium
A bill that would fully repeal the state’s entire moratorium on new nuclear projects survived a key deadline in the Illinois General Assembly last week.
To stay afloat in the spring legislative session, bills needed to be assigned to committee by March 21, and state Sen. Sue Rezin’s Senate Bill 1527 now sits with the Senate’s Energy and Public Utilities committee for review.
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Egemen Kolemen
2022
Tatyana Sizyuk
2018
Jean Paul Allain
2014
Larry R. Baylor & Stephen K. Combs
2010
Alice Ying
2008
Mark Tillack Joseph Minervini
2004
A. Rene RaffrayLance Snead
2002
Gianfranco Federici (ITER Team)
2000
David Petti
1998
John Wesley
1996
Weston M. Stacey, Jr.
1994
Charles Bathke
1992
Douglass E. Post
1990
D-III Design Team
1986
RTNS-II Team; led by C.M. Logan, M.W. Guinan, and D.G. Doran
1984
Christopher Foster & Stanley Milora (team award)
1982
MFTF-B Magnet Team; led by J. Bulmer, C. Henning and T. Kozman