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
Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
Meeting Spotlight
ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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
Mar 2025
Jan 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
April 2025
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Fires extinguished at Chernobyl following drone strike
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service has finally gained full control over a blaze that started February 14 after a drone struck the protective dome over the destroyed reactor from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant accident.
To add or remove a session from your itinerary, please check the circle to the left of its title.
Panel|Session Chair: Brent D. Shumaker
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|12:00–1:45PM EDT
Session Chair: Josh Daw
Session Chair: Brenden Heidrich
Panel|Session Chair: Chad J. Kiger
Session Chair: Michael Muhlheim
Session Chair: Derek Halverson
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|2:15–4:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Zachary Spielman
Session Chair: Cody Walker
Session Chair: Carol Smidts
Session Chair: Fan Zhang
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|4:30–6:15PM EDT
Session Chair: Ahmad Al Rashdan
Session Chair: Paul Hunton
Panel|Session Chair: Sacit M. Cetiner
Panel|Session Chair: M. N. Ericson
Session Chair: Rodney Busquim
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|12:00–1:45PM EDT
Session Chair: Graeme M. West
Session Chair: Janos Eiler
Session Chair: Nesrin Cetiner
Session Chair: Miltiadis Alamaniotis
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|2:15–4:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Tunc Aldemir
Session Chair: Ted Quinn
Session Chair: Michael T. Rowland
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|4:30–6:15PM EDT
Session Chair: Gyunyoung Heo
Session Chair: Brent Shumaker
Session Chair: Padhraic L. Mulligan
Panel|Session Chair: Jason Remer
Session Chair: Adam Deatherage
Thursday, June 17, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EDT
Panel|Session Chair: Alexander H. Hashemian
Session Chair: Zhouxiang Fei
Session Chair: Katya Le Blanc
Session Chair: Markus Porthin
Session Chair: Jacob Farber
Thursday, June 17, 2021|12:15–2:00PM EDT
Panel|Session Chair: MIke Waters
