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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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!
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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
General Chair:
J. Wesley Hines (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
Technical Program Cochairs:
Andrew Thomas (Idaho National Laboratory)
Russell Coon (VPSP, LLC)
Frank Giannone (Duke Energy)
Program Schedule Chair:
Patrick Berry (Program Schedule Chair, Patrick Berry Consulting, LLC)
Executive Sponsor:
Kostas Dovas (Exelon Nuclear)
Sponsor Cochairs:
David Helling (Westinghouse)
Dan Randolph (Exelon Calvert Cliffs)
Publication Chair:
Rob Sandstrom (Focus Forward Performance Solutions LLC)
Committee Members:
Shaima Al Mansoori (Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation)
John Austin (Southern Company)
Bill Barron (Ontario Power Generation)
Douglas Batche (Exelon Nuclear Security)
Aaron Bergeron (TVA)
Oum Keltoum Bouhelal (Higher National School)
Richard Coe (Thomas Edison State College)
Juan Cortez (Callaway, Ameren)
Raymond Dean (The West Wind Group)
Thomas Dean (Exelon Generation)
Lisa Edwards (EPRI)
Rick Gayheart (Southern Company)
Gerry Hildebrandt (STP)
Bei Liu (Excelsior College)
George Manaskie (INPO)
Michael Marler (Marler Consulting)
Lisa Marshall (North Carolina State University)
Terry Maund (INPO)
Stephen Page (BE EDF)
Analiese Piraino (FENOC)
Robert Rodriguez (Tecnatom USA)
Pamela Terry (Westinghouse)
Irina Vorobieva (Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power)
Jason Valtos (TVA)
Helena Zhivitskaya (IAEA)
