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
Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
Meeting Spotlight
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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
Apr 2025
Jan 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
May 2025
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
DOE report: Cost to finish cleaning up Hanford site could exceed $589 billion
The cost to complete the cleanup of the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state could cost as much as $589.4 billion, according to the 2025 Hanford Lifecycle Scope, Schedule, and Cost Report, which was released by the DOE on April 15. While that estimate is $44.2 billion lower than the DOE’s 2022 estimate of $640.6 billion, a separate, low-end estimate has since grown by more than 21 percent, to $364 billion.
The life cycle report, which the DOE is legally required to issue every three years under agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), summarizes the remaining work scope, schedule, and cost estimates for the nuclear site. For more than 40 years, Hanford’s reactors produced plutonium for America’s defense program.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom G
Session Chair:
Vivek Agarwal
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble
Session Organizer:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Revisiting Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for Improved Coverage in Nuclear Plants
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Imtiaz Nasim (Idaho National Laboratory), Vivek Agarwal (Idaho National Laboratory), Ahmed. S. Ibrahim (Florida International University), Shannon L. Eggers (Idaho National Laboratory)
Paper
Parametric Reliability Analysis of Wireless Monitoring Systems in Star and Single Repeater Topology Using Discrete Event Simulation
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Madison McCarthy (Kinectrics AES, Inc.)
Distributed Wireless Remote Sensing in Special Nuclear Material Storage Facilities
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Henry D. Kane (The University of Manchester), Peter R. Green (The University of Manchester), Antonio D. Buono (National Nuclear Laboratory), Neil Cockbain (National Nuclear Laboratory)
Capturing Stakeholder Requirements for Wireless Instrumentation and Control in Advanced Nuclear Technologies: A Survey-Based Approach
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Antonio Di Buono (National Nuclear Laboratory), Ben Carroll (Delkia), Peter Hudson (Delkia)
Digitisation of NPP I&C Systems via Wireless Technologies
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Peter Bishop (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Antonio D. Buono (National Nuclear Laboratory, UK), Gareth Fletcher (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Sofia D. Guerra (Themistoclea), Dean Yates (Adelard, Part of NCC Group)
Considerations for Wireless Technology Deployment in the Nuclear Industry
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Chad J. Kiger (AMS Corporation)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
