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Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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!
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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Purdue/Wisconsin
Session Chair:
David Grabaskas
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jonathen Facemire
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Defining Risk Metrics for Non-Light-Water Reactors
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Gerardo Martinez-Guridi (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - 11545 Rockville Pike), Matthew J. Humberstone (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jeffery Wood (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Martin Stutzke (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Hanh K. Phan (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Risk Measures for Advanced Reactors: eVinci PRA Implementation
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Oleg Boychenko (Westinghouse Electric Company), Kyle Hope (Westinghouse Electric Company), Patrick Kapral (Westinghouse Electric Company)
Risk Metric Guidance for Advanced Reactors
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Eric A. Thornsbury (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)), Stephen M. Hess (Jensen Hughes Inc.), Chloe Howard (Jensen Hughes)
An NRC Perspective on Nuclear Power Plant System Risk
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Matthew J. Humberstone (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Cory Parker (US NRC), Stephen Cumblidge (US NRC), Dan Widrevitz (US NRC)
Development of Risk Informed Systems Engineering (RISE) Platform for Uncovering Safety Margin in LWRs through Realistic Characterization of Dose Consequences
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Michael G. Mankosa (FPoliSolutions LLC), Cesare Frepoli (FPoliSolutions LLC), Matt Norris (FPoliSolutions)
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