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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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.
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10:40AM–12:20PM EDT
Session Chair: Rodolfo Ferrer
Session Chair: Thomas M. Evans
Session Chair: Kendra Long
Session Chair: Jaakko Leppanen
1:20–3:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Richard Vasques
Session Chair: Kostadin Ivanov
Session Chair: Mathew Cleveland
Session Chair: Tara Pandya
3:30–5:10PM EDT
Session Chair: Thomas Brunner
Session Chair: Aaron Olson
Session Chair: David Griesheimer
Session Chair: Todd Palmer
5:30–7:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Katherine Royston
Session Chair: Yaqi Wang
Session Chair: William Wieselquist
Session Chair: Jean Ragusa
Session Chair: Joshua Hykes
Session Chairs: Nicholas A. Gentile, Mathew Cleveland
Session Chair: Adam Nelson
Session Chair: Terry Haut
Session Chair: Raffi Yessayan
Session Chair: Sebastian Schunert
Session Chair: James Warsa
Session Chair: Erin Davis
Session Chair: Alex Long
Session Chair: Maria Avramova
Session Chair: Jae Chang
8:30–10:10AM EDT
Session Chair: Ryan McClarren
Session Chairs: Imre Pázsit, Anil Prinja
Session Chair: Massimiliano Fratoni
Session Chair: Scott Palmtag
Session Chair: Xu Wu
Session Chair: Brendan Kochunas
Session Chairs: Imre Pázsit, Anil K. Prinja
Session Chair: Zeyun Wu
1:20–2:10PM EDT
Session Chair: Patrick Brantley
Session Chair: Changho Lee
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: Christophe Demazière
Session Chair: Agustin Abarca
Session Chair: Bojan Petrovic
Session Chair: Andrew Holcomb
Session Chair: Benjamin Betzler
Session Chair: HyeongKae Park
Session Chair: Jason Hou
Session Chair: Matthew Jessee
Session Chair: Robert Nourgaliev
Session Chair: Simone Santandrea