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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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First Light Fusion shifts focus from power to amplify its technology and revenue
First Light Fusion announced last week that it has set a new record for the highest quartz pressure achieved on Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine using its amplifier technology to achieve an output pressure of 3.67 terapascal (TPa)—roughly doubling the pressure the company reached in its first experiment on the machine one year ago.
Robert D. BuschNolan E. Hertel
Sara A. Pozzi
Robert F. Penn, Jr.
Jack Law
Ernest J. Moniz
Mr. Bradley J. AdamsMr. Jeffrey L. Bradfute, PE, MBADr. William E. BurchillDr. Alex R. Burkart, PEDr. Mark B. ChadwickProf. Igor JovanovicDr. Stuart A. Maloy PhD, PEDr. Robert P. Martin, PEDr. Kathryn Ann McCarthyDr. Todd S. PalmerDr. Jean C. RagusaDr. Monica C RegalbutoDr. Xiaodong Sun
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (Best Section)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Second Place)University of New Mexico (Third Place)Oregon State University (Honorable Mention)
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Sacit M. Cetiner
Nicholas R. BrownPaul K. Romano
Michael W. McCrackenJoshua L. Vajda
Steven A. ArndtHarsh S. Desai
Terry Todd
Northeastern Section (Best Recruiting Program)Savannah River Section (Best Meetings and Programs)Idaho Section (Best Public Information and Education)Idaho Section (Best Local Section Management)Idaho Section (Best Overall Meritorious Local Section)
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USS Enterprise (CVN-65), Aircraft Carrier
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Fan Zhang
Anna S. Erickson
Mohamed S. El-Genk
Lawrence H. Heilbronn
Caroline Delbert
John C. Browne
Elia Merzari
Kristine L. Svinicki
Tennessee-85 students and the Secretary of Energy
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Stanley H. Levinson
UNDERGRADUATETexas A&M University - A Modular Molten Salt Reactor for DesalinationAuthors: Sebastian Tchakerian, Phillip Olivarez, Robert Kollman David Swindall, and David Nguyen Advisors: Mauricio Eduardo Tano Retamales and Karen Vierow KirklandUniversity of Florida - Micro-HTGR for Military InstallationsAuthors: Cindy Marie McCabe, Jonathan Simoes Arnaud, Cesar Arturo Pozas, Steven Lester, and Micah TroyerAdvisor: DuWayne SchubringUniversity of Tennessee - Knoxville - Production of Carbon-14 Radioisotope using an Aluminum Nitride Target in HFIRAuthors: Austin Welsh, Christopher Busch, Kayla Noelle Sims, and Madison Kathryn TippetAdvisor: Jason Hayward GRADUATEColorado School of Mines - Design of a Low Enrichment Uranium Nuclear Reactor to Power a Future Martian ColonyAuthors: Jacob Tellez, Joffrey Dorville, Conner Glatt, and Jeffrey C. KingAdvisor: Jeffrey C. King
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