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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.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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ARPA-E announces $40 million to develop transmutation technologies for UNF
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced $40 million in funding to develop cutting-edge technologies to enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel into less-radioactive substances. According to ARPA-E, the new initiative addresses one of the agency’s core goals as outlined by Congress: to provide transformative solutions to improve the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Jasmine B
Session Chair:
Michael S. Smith
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Alternate Chair:
Patricia D. Paviet
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AI/ML-Assisted Design of Phosphate Glass and Ceramic Nuclear Waste Forms
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Jincheng Du (Univ. North Texas), Vinay I. Hegde (Citrine Informatics), James Saal (Citrine Informatics), Brian Riley (PNNL), John Vienna (PNNL)
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Machine Learning to Enable Pyro-Processing Safeguards
10:20–10:40AM PDT
Christopher Reynolds (GE Vernova Advanced Research Center), Subhrajit RoyChowdhury (GE Vernova Advanced Research Center), Scott Evans (GE Vernova Advanced Research Center)
CYCLUS Toolkit Enhancements to Simulate Nuclear Material Buying Patterns
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Kathryn Mummah (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Paul P.H. Wilson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Conceptual Design of Equipment and Operations for Treatment of Fermi-1 Blanket Material
11:00–11:20AM PDT
B.D. Preussner (INL), S.D. Herrmann (INL), R.C. Campbell (INL), M.R. Meengs (INL)
Commutable, Adaptive Process for the Treatment of UNF Radioactive Exhaust (CAPTURE)
11:20–11:30AM PDT
Sven Bader (Orano Federal Services)
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