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Division Spotlight
Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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
December 2024
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
November 2024
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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.
Award Recipient Photos
Sheldon Landsberger
Edward McGaffigan, Jr.
University of Wisconsin - Madison (Best Section)University of Michigan (Honorable Mention)Penn State University (Honorable Mention)University of Missouri-Rolla (Honorable Mention)
Bradley T. Rearden
David Okrent
John W. Landis
Wolf Haefele
Small Local SectionsWashington, DC (Best Overall)Large Local SectionsIdaho (Best Meetings and Programs)Idaho (Best Section Management)Savannah River (Best Public Information and Education, Best Membership)
Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL) at the University of Texas at Austin
Libai Xu
Steven J. Zinkle
Japan Research Reactor No. 3 (JRR-3)
Monica C. Regalbuto
Forrest B. Brown
Carol L. BerriganCenter for Energy Workforce DevelopmentGarry A. HarrisKathryn A. McCarthyWilliam F. NaughtonJaime Pahissa-CampaLuis A. ReyesANS Student Sections CommitteeANS Young Members Group
Denwood F. Ross, Jr.
Saed Mirzadeh
William L. Whittemore posthumously
GraduatePenn State UniversityMichael J. Meholic, Daniel J. SkiloneUniversity of TennesseeWilliam A. Casino, Kirk Sorensen, Christopher WhitenerUndergraduateUniversity of FloridaJacob D. DeWitte, Timothy J. Goede, Christopher M. Perfetti, Thomas J. Plower, Michael B. WaysonMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyJennifer T. Choy, Leslie C. Dewan, Jennifer D. Lobo, Yuri A. Podpaly, Bao H. Truong
Jong H. Kim
Kunioki MimaBrian R. Thomas
Dana A. Powers
William T. Sha
LaSalle County StationBrowns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Marilyn C. Kray NuStart
W. David Pointer
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division
Leonard J. Koch
