About ANS
- ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
About Nuclear
- Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Communities
- Division Spotlight
  Accelerator Applications
  The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
Events
- Meeting Spotlight
  ANS Student Conference 2025
  April 3–5, 2025
  Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
Standards
- 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!
Publications
- Latest Magazine Issues
  Feb 2025
  Jul 2024
  Latest Journal Issues
  Nuclear Science and Engineering
  March 2025
  Nuclear Technology
  March 2025
  Fusion Science and Technology
  February 2025
- Latest News
  Trump establishes National Energy Dominance Council
  A new council within the president’s executive circle aims to advise Trump on strategies to “achieve energy dominance,” ultimately by boosting domestic energy production.
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Award Recipients

1977 1979

Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Kent F. Hansen

Milton Levenson Distinguished Service Award

Chih H. Wang
Octave J. Du Temple

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Florida (First Place)
University of Missouri-Columbia (Second Place)
University of Wisconsin (Second Place)

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Eastern Idaho
Virginia (Honorable Mention)
Trinity-New Mexico (Honorable Mention)
Richland (Honorable Mention)

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

David L. Galbraith

Outstanding Achievement Award (FED)

Richard F. Post

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

Charles Artandi

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Gerald Tape

Special Award

Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR-II) Project Team

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

Purdue University
Alfred L. B. Ho

Undergraduate

University of Tennessee
D. Cook, R. Gouldy, K. Harrington, P. Shelton, D. Sullivan, R. Wagner

Walter H. Zinn Medal

Aubrey Wagner