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Division Spotlight
Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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 News
Nuclear waste: Trying again, with an approach that is flexible and vague
The Department of Energy has started over on the quest for a place to store used fuel. Its new goal, it says, is to foster a national conversation (although this might better be described as many local conversations) about a national problem that can only be solved at the local level with a “consent-based” approach. And while the department is touting the various milestones it has already reached on the way to an interim repository, the program is structured in a way that means its success will not be measurable for years.
November 20, 2020
We hosted our first-ever ANS Virtual Graduate School Fair on November 20 to help prepare the next generation of nuclear professionals and to keep early and seasoned experts at the top of their game!
Nuclear Engineering Graduate School Admissions Information for Spring and Fall 2021
3:30 pmOpening remarks
3:45 pmMake your application pop!
Lisa Marshall, NC State recruiter/adviserLane Carasik, Virginia Commonwealth University facultyJeff King, Colorado School of Mines admissions committee member
4:15 pmWhat is it really like? Advice from current students
Kelley Verner, University of IdahoCharlyne Smith, University of FloridaJeremy Mettler, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMario Mendoza, Texas A&M University
4:45 pmUniversity Breakout Sessions
Participating schools:
Colorado School of MinesMITNorth Carolina State UniversityThe Ohio State UniversityOregon State UniversityPenn State UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTexas A&M UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of FloridaUniversity of IdahoUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of MichiganUniversity of New MexicoUniversity of Tennessee - KnoxvilleUniversity of Wisconsin - MadisonVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Tech
6:15 pmWhat's Next!
Hear about the ANS College Series and learn about upcoming activities from the Student Section Committee and Young Members Group
Questions
Please contact Dan Goldberg with any questions about the Graduate School Fair.