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
  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.
Events
- Meeting Spotlight
  2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
  November 17–21, 2024
  Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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
  Nov 2024
  Jul 2024
  Latest Journal Issues
  Nuclear Science and Engineering
  December 2024
  Nuclear Technology
  December 2024
  Fusion Science and Technology
  November 2024
- Latest News
  NRC okays construction permits for Hermes 2 test facility
  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has directed staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company's proposed Hermes 2 nonpower test reactor facility to be built at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The permits authorize Kairos to build a facility with two 35-MWt test reactors that would use molten salt to cool the reactor cores.
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Award Recipients

1998 2000

Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Harold L. Dodds

Ray Goertz Award (RRSD)

Howard W. Harvey

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

Rizwan-uddin

Landis Public Communication and Education Award

Fredric C. Olds

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Small Local Sections

Colorado (Meritorious, Best Management and Programs, Best Public Information and Education, Best Section Management)
Virginia (Best Membership)

Meritorious Performance in Operations Award (OPD)

Louis F. Storz

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Douglas E. Peplow

Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women's Achievement Award

C. Ruth Kempf

Presidential Citations

Peter V. Domenici
John E. Price
Thomas H. Row

Reactor Technology Award (Atomic Energy Society of Japan)

Herbert Estrada

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Joseph Farley

Special Award

Bertrand Tavitian

Standards Service Award

Dimitrios Cokinos

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Massachusetts
A. Jirapngmed, K. Randall, R. Tooker

University of Tennessee
B. Rsmussen, J. Getty

Undergraduate

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
R. Cohen, V. Curran, N. Kutsuzawa, A. Novak, K. Noyes

Purdue University
B. Horner, M. Riemer, S. Spillane, D. Wenzel

Technical Achievement Award (THD)

Victor H. Ransom

Edward Teller Award (FED)

Larry R. Foreman
Steven W. Haan
Dov Shvarts

Theos J. ("Tommy") Thompson Award For Reactor Safety (NISD)

George Apostolakis

Utility Achievement Award (OPD)

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Arizona Public Services
V.C. Summer Nuclear Station
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

Utility Leadership Award (OPD)

Michael S. Tuckman Duke Power Company

Alvin M. Weinberg Medal

Wolf Haefele

Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award (RPD)

John J. Dorning

Walter H. Zinn Medal

Corbin A. McNeill, Jr.