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Division Spotlight
Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
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!
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Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
December 2024
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
November 2024
Latest News
Japanese researchers test detection devices at West Valley
Two research scientists from Japan’s Kyoto University and Kochi University of Technology visited the West Valley Demonstration Project in western New York state earlier this fall to test their novel radiation detectors, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced on November 19.
Decommissioning Environmental Sciences and Remote Technology 2024
Revolutionizing Decommissioning with Robotics, Resiliency, and Digital Transformation
An embedded topical at the2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2024)
February 3–6, 2025
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
Innovating Nuclear Workforce Training and Education
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
March 23–28, 2025
13th International Conference on Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry (MARC XIII)
Kailua-Kona, HI
April 27–30, 2025
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
Elevating Peak Performance
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
May 4–8, 2025
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025)
Powering Today’s Ambitions to Reach Tomorrow’s Realities
Huntsville, AL
June 15–18, 2025
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT)
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
An embedded topical at the2025 ANS Annual Conference
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
July 20–23, 2025
Advances in Nuclear Fuel Management (ANFM 2025)
Evolving Paradigms in Nuclear Fuel Management: Powering Future Generations
Clearwater Beach, FL|Sheraton Sand Key Resort
September 8–11, 2025
2025 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo
Atlanta, GA|Marriott Marquis Atlanta
September 14–18, 2025
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division 2025 Conference
Many Missions, One Goal: Collaborating for a Safer Tomorrow
Austin, TX|AT&T Hotel & Conference Center
October 5–9, 2025
TopFuel 2025: Nuclear Reactor Fuel Performance Conference
Fueling the Future – Building on our Legacy
Nashville, TN|DoubleTree, Downtown Nashville
November 8, 2025
Young Professionals Congress
An embedded topical at the2025 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 9–12, 2025
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management
Washington, DC
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
Accelerator Applications 2025
May 31–June 3, 2026
Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
An embedded topical at the2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 4, 2026
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
August 16–20, 2026
Global 2026
Chicago, IL|Westin Chicago River North
November 15–18, 2026
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH)
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
An embedded topical at the2026 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
