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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.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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 engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Advanced/Novel Materials
Monday, December 11, 2023|1:00–2:40PM CST|Galerie 5
Session Chair:
Eric J. Lang (Univ. New Mexico)
Alternate Chair:
Janelle P. Wharry (Purdue)
Track Organizers:
Kevin Field (Univ. Michigan)
Grace Burke (INL)
Benjamin Sutton (EPRI)
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Refractory Composites for Nuclear Environments: Design, Synthesis, and Extreme Environment Testing
1:00–1:40PM CST
E. Lang (Univ. New Mexico), S. Evans (Univ. New Mexico), K. Hattar (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), I. McCue (Northwestern Univ.), M. Cusentino (Sandia), A. Kustas (Sandia)
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Accelerated Design of High-Performance Refractory High Entropy Alloys for Harsh Environments Above 1300 Degree Celsius
1:40–2:00PM CST
Michael C. Gao (National Energy Technology Laboratory), David E. Alman (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Saro San (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Yi Wang (National Energy Technology Laboratory), William Trehern (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Chantal K. Sudbrack (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Paul D. Jablonski (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Vishnu Raghuraman (Carnegie Mellon), Mike Widom (Carnegie Mellon), Saket Thapliyal (ORNL), Michael Kirka (ORNL)
Design and Development of Equi-Atomic Refractory High Entropy Alloys for use in Irradiation Environments
2:00–2:20PM CST
Anilas Karimpilakkal (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Joseph W. Newkirk (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Jason L. Schulthess (INL), Frank Liou (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
Additive Manufacture of Novel Ceramic Dispersion Strengthened Refractory Metals
2:20–2:40PM CST
C.J. Romnes (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), F.L. Reyes Tirado (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), T.J. Hobbs (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), J.W. Sowards (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), O.R. Mireles (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), J.F. Stubbins (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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