ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Division Spotlight
Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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!
Latest Magazine Issues
Aug 2024
Jan 2024
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
September 2024
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2024
Latest News
Nuclear new build procurement considerations
It may seem counterintuitive, but the best time to enhance the ability to support operations and maintenance for a new plant is before construction starts. This is one of many lessons learned by the currently operating nuclear fleet. As construction and startup of many nuclear facilities was completed, it quickly became evident that the ability to efficiently support operations and maintenance was limited. Most of the information necessary to establish and manage procurement of spare and replacement items, maintenance, and configuration of the facilities was unavailable and had to be gathered on a case-by-case, “on-demand” basis. Absence of necessary information and the associated challenges resulted in the need for staff augmentation and multiyear-long projects to develop equipment bills of material and maintenance programs and to perform technical evaluations for the huge quantities of spare and replacement items being requested.
To add or remove a session from your itinerary, please check the circle to the left of its title.
Jump to:
Palm C|Session Chair: Amanda Bachmann
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT
Palm D|Session Chair: Ian Ferguson
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT
Palm C|Session Chair: Chandrakanth Bolisetti
Palm D|Session Chair: Ben Lindley
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT
Panel|Palm D|Session Chair: Nicolas E. Stauff
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT
Palm C|Session Chair: Jacopo Buongiorno
Palm D|Session Chair: Melanie Joseph
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT
Palm D|Session Chair: Egemen Aras
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT
Palm D|Session Chair: Mostafa Hamza
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT
Palm D|Session Chair: Daniel Sluder
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT
Palm C|Session Chair: Katrina Sweetland
Palm C|Session Chair: Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Palm C|Session Chair: Aaron S. Epiney
Palm H|Session Chair: Katrina Sweetland
Palm H|Session Chair: Rui Hu
Palm H|Session Chair: Izabela Gutowska
Palm H|Session Chair: Alex Grannan
Palm H|Session Chair: Zhiee Ooi
Palm H|Session Chair: Ketan Ajay
Palm H|Session Chair: Thanh Hua
Palm H|Session Chair: Dave Grabaskas
