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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
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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Norway’s Halden reactor takes first step toward decommissioning
The government of Norway has granted the transfer of the Halden research reactor from the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) to the state agency Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND). The 25-MWt Halden boiling water reactor operated from 1958 to 2018 and was used in the research of nuclear fuel, reactor internals, plant procedures and monitoring, and human factors.
2021 CONTE Virtual Meeting Plenary Session Speaker
Kos Dovas is the Vice President of Training at Exelon Generation located in Warrenville, Illinois. Mr. Dovas is accountable for safe, effective and efficient implementation of the Training Programs across Exelon’s fleet of twelve Nuclear Power Plants. This includes responsibility for the governance and oversight of Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Chemistry, Radiation Protection and General Worker training programs as well as oversight of successful Accreditation Renewal and Nuclear Regulatory Commission operator licensing processes.
Mr. Dovas joined Exelon in 1997 and has held various positions in operations, site training leadership, corporate training oversight and has served as an Accreditation Team Leader at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO). Most recently before assuming his current role in 2019, Mr. Dovas served as the Director of Fleet Nuclear training.
Mr. Dovas serves as the chairperson for the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Licensed Operator Focus Group which interfaces with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on matters of operator licensing on behalf of the industry and is also a member of the Excelsior College Nuclear Engineering Technology Industry Advisory Committee.
Mr. Dovas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Technology, an AAS degree Electrical/Electronic Automated Systems and a PWR Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) certification at Braidwood Station.
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