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Division Spotlight
Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
Meeting Spotlight
2027 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
October 31–November 4, 2027
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC 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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Disney World should have gone nuclear
There is extra significance to the American Nuclear Society holding its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, this past week. That’s because in 1967, the state of Florida passed a law allowing Disney World to build a nuclear power plant.
2023 ANS Annual Meeting Speaker
Art Wharton is a strategic management professional in nuclear energy and personally dedicated to the advancement of nuclear science and technology for the benefit of humanity. Art began his career at Westinghouse Electric Company and he currently serves as the President & CEO at Studsvik Scandpower, and as the elected Treasurer of the American Nuclear Society. He is a 4th generation Texan with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. Art’s experience in nuclear science and technology ranges from research reactor operations, nuclear core design, project risk management, corporate strategy, product management, and business development.
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