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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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Securing the advanced reactor fleet
Physical protection accounts for a significant portion of a nuclear power plant’s operational costs. As the U.S. moves toward smaller and safer advanced reactors, similar protection strategies could prove cost prohibitive. For tomorrow’s small modular reactors and microreactors, security costs must remain appropriate to the size of the reactor for economical operation.
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