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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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Nuclear Science and Engineering
October 2024
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2024
Latest News
New laws offer nuclear industry incentives for existing power plant uprates
This year, the U.S. nuclear industry received a much-needed economic boost that could help preserve operating nuclear power plants and incentivize upgrades that extend their lifespan and power output.
Signed into law in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act offers production tax credits (PTCs) for existing nuclear power plants and either PTCs or investment tax credits (ITCs) for new carbon-free generation. These credits could make power uprates—increasing the maximum power level at which a commercial plant may operate—a much more appealing option for utilities.
April 3–5, 2025 | Albuquerque, NM | The University of New Mexico
General Chair
Ethan Krammer
Vice Chair
Alexandra Martinez
Vice/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair
Jordayna Miller
Logistics Chair
Roman Martinez
Transportation Supervisor
James Suthon
Activities Supervisor
Kendall Trellue
Hospitality Supervisor
Michael Trombetta
Technical Chair
Ashley Machado
Technical Session Supervisor
Jaeger Boatwright
Workshop Supervisor
Xavier Angus
Career Fair Supervisor
Ryan Peña
Financial Chair
Peter MacDonell
Registration & Sponsorship Supervisor
Ethan Pater
Marketing & Publicity Supervisor
Nick Borrego
SUBMISSION OF SUMMARIES: JANUARY 17, 2025
REVIEWS COMPLETED AND AUTHORS NOTIFIED WITH REVISION REQUESTS: FEBRUARY 14, 2025
FINAL SUMMARIES WITH REVISIONS DUE: FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Submissions, including research, internship projects, senior design projects, and nuclear-policy analysis, are invited. Authors are required to use the ANS template provided at https://www.ans.org/pubs/transactions/.
To be considered for a presentation or poster session, students must submit a 1–4-page summary following the ANS template listed above.
Poster and presentation slots are limited. Accepted summaries will be scheduled for a podium or poster presentation at the discretion of the technical program committee. If your submission is based on work completed during an individual or group senior design project, please select a session with the “Senior Design Project” identifier. Each track (see p. 2) includes a Senior Design Project session. Summary acceptance will be based on the quality of work, clarity and conciseness, and impact. Submissions that do not follow the template will be rejected.
COMPUTATIONAL METHODS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND MACHINE LEARNING
The Computational Methods, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning track invites work involving computational methods in the nuclear field. Work may include the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning as they pertain to nuclear uses.
FUEL CYCLES, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND DECOMMISSIONING
The Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning track invites work on the lifetime of nuclear fuel, from fabrication and in-core management to recycling and disposal, including high-level, low-level, and mixed wastes. Work may also relate to decontamination, decommissioning, and environmental restoration of former nuclear sites.
FUSION AND PLASMA PHYSICS
The Fusion and Plasma Physics track invites work in fusion energy and plasma physics. Topics also include plasmamaterial interactions, plasma diagnostics, semiconductor fabrication, and plasma chemistry.
INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROL SYSTEMS, AND CYBER SECURITY
The Instrumentation, Control Systems, and Cybersecurity track invites work that contributes to human interfaces with nuclear systems, instrumentation and control of nuclear systems, and security of plant information.
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
The Isotope Production track invites work in nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes.
NONPROLIFERATION, SECURITY, AND SAFEGUARDS
The Nonproliferation, Security, and Safeguards track invites work in security and safeguards for the peaceful use of nuclear technology and materials. Topics include physical protection, vulnerability assessment, human reliability, insider threats, radiological security, nuclear and radiological terrorism, nuclear forensics, international trade and export controls, and nuclear material accounting and control. Work may also include policy and legal considerations for nuclear security and safeguards.
NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY
The Nuclear Criticality Safety track invites work on the practice of ensuring that fissile material operations outside of reactors are performed safely, including operational criticality safety, human factors, nuclear data, cross section measurement, critical and subcritical experimentation, and radiation transport codes.
NUCLEAR EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY
The Nuclear Education and Advocacy track invites work on education of nuclear topics to all audiences. Work may focus on strategies to strengthen the nuclear workforce through training and professional development or communication with the public and decisionmakers about nuclear issues.
NUCLEAR FUELS AND MATERIALS
The Nuclear Fuels and Materials track invites work that intersects material science and nuclear technology development. This includes reactor materials such as fuel, cladding, and coolant in conventional reactors as well as development of fuels in advanced reactors and materials appropriate for enabling advancement in fission and fusion technology.
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY AND POLICY
The Nuclear Technology in Society and Policy track invites work focused on the presence and advancement of nuclear technology within society and policy.
POWER REACTOR OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND RELIABILITY
The Power Reactor Operations, Safety, and Reliability track invites work on improving the longevity and safety of construction and operational nuclear sites with efficient technology, processes, and procedures. Work may also include technologies and techniques applicable to the construction of nuclear reactors such as additive manufacturing.
RADIATION DETECTION AND IMAGING
The Radiation Detection and Imaging track invites work in advancements of detector technology and radiation imaging techniques.
RADIATION PROTECTION AND MEDICAL PHYSICS
The Radiation Protection and Medical Physics track invites work related to the radiological sciences for the safe use and implementation of nuclear sources in and beyond medical physics.
REACTOR PHYSICS
The Reactor Physics track invites work in nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation, and operating experience and standards.
SPACE NUCLEAR POWER AND PROPULSION
The Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion track invites work in advancements of nuclear applications for space use.
THERMAL HYDRAULICS
The Thermal Hydraulics track invites work that advances the fields of thermal and hydraulic phenomena as they relate to nuclear energy.
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FUNDED RESEARCH (NEUP AND UNLP PROGRAMS)
The Office of Nuclear Energy Funded Research track invites work from students performing research supported by the Office of Nuclear Energy University Program and/or a University Nuclear Leadership Program award. Any research topic supported under the NEUP and UNLP programs can be submitted, and track sessions will be organized to bring together students working in similar research areas. Students should identify their advising professor and the DOE award number or NEUP tracking ID number of the project being supported as part of their submission.
Many tracks are closely aligned with ANS division goals and therefore descriptions can be accredited to the corresponding division.
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Janet Davis 708-579-8253 jdavis@ans.org