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Division Spotlight
Mathematics & Computation
Division members promote the advancement of mathematical and computational methods for solving problems arising in all disciplines encompassed by the Society. They place particular emphasis on numerical techniques for efficient computer applications to aid in the dissemination, integration, and proper use of computer codes, including preparation of computational benchmark and development of standards for computing practices, and to encourage the development on new computer codes and broaden their use.
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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Fusion Science and Technology
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Taking shape: Fusion energy ecosystems built with public-private partnerships
It’s possible to describe fusion in simple terms: heat and squeeze small atoms to get abundant clean energy. But there’s nothing simple about getting fusion ready for the grid.
Private developers, national lab and university researchers, suppliers, and end users working toward that goal are developing a range of complex technologies to reach fusion temperatures and pressures, confounded by science and technology gaps linked to plasma behavior; materials, diagnostics, and electronics for extreme environments; fuel cycle sustainability; and economics.
2024 ANS Annual Conference
Ben Goodrich has spent his career in nuclear-adjacent technology development. As a Director, Ben leads a farrago of business functions including Strategy, Business Development, and Sales within TerraPower Isotopes, an emerging global supplier of actinium-225 used with radioligand therapy for cancer treatments. His expertise includes commercialization, deal structuring and negotiation, financial modeling, clinical trials forecasting, and isotope demand planning.
Ben has enjoyed over a decade of leading technical projects and turning ideas into reality at TerraPower. Prior to TerraPower, Ben worked at Idaho National Laboratory within the Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office.
Ben earned an MBA from Idaho State University and an undergrad from BYU-Idaho. He holds PMP, CVA, and CLP credentials and has multiple patents on hydrocarbon fractionation and liquefaction using super-critical CO2.
Ben currently lives in Northwest Montana with his wife and four children. In his spare time, Ben leads outdoor adventure trips with teenagers and does regular hands-on ‘research’ to find the best trout flies.
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