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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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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NRC okays construction permits for Hermes 2 test facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has directed staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company's proposed Hermes 2 nonpower test reactor facility to be built at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The permits authorize Kairos to build a facility with two 35-MWt test reactors that would use molten salt to cool the reactor cores.
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10:40AM–12:20PM EDT
Session Chair: Jaakko Leppanen
Session Chair: Rodolfo Ferrer
Session Chair: Thomas M. Evans
Session Chair: Kendra Long
1:20–3:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Tara Pandya
Session Chair: Mathew Cleveland
Session Chair: Kostadin Ivanov
Session Chair: Richard Vasques
3:30–5:10PM EDT
Session Chair: Todd Palmer
Session Chair: Thomas Brunner
Session Chair: Aaron Olson
Session Chair: David Griesheimer
5:30–7:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Katherine Royston
Session Chair: Yaqi Wang
Session Chair: William Wieselquist
Session Chair: Jean Ragusa
Session Chair: Adam Nelson
Session Chair: Joshua Hykes
Session Chairs: Nicholas A. Gentile, Mathew Cleveland
Session Chair: Sebastian Schunert
Session Chair: Terry Haut
Session Chair: James Warsa
Session Chair: Raffi Yessayan
Session Chair: Maria Avramova
Session Chair: Erin Davis
Session Chair: Jae Chang
Session Chair: Alex Long
8:30–10:10AM EDT
Session Chair: Scott Palmtag
Session Chair: Ryan McClarren
Session Chairs: Imre Pázsit, Anil Prinja
Session Chair: Massimiliano Fratoni
Session Chair: Brendan Kochunas
Session Chair: Zeyun Wu
Session Chairs: Imre Pázsit, Anil K. Prinja
Session Chair: Xu Wu
1:20–2:10PM EDT
Session Chair: Changho Lee
Session Chair: Patrick Brantley
Session Chair: Hany Abdel-Khalik
2:10–3:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Christophe Demaziere
Session Chair: Cory Hauck
Session Chair: Won Sik Yang
Session Chair: Agustin Abarca
Session Chair: Christophe Demazière
Session Chair: Bojan Petrovic
Session Chair: Benjamin Betzler
Session Chair: HyeongKae Park
Session Chair: Andrew Holcomb
Session Chair: Jason Hou
Session Chair: Robert Nourgaliev
Session Chair: Simone Santandrea
Session Chair: Matthew Jessee
