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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
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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NRC staff: “We’ve already made progress”—Part 2
It’s been a busy eight months, Mike King told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a recent hearing on the immediate and projected impacts of new federal legislation aimed at supporting the nation’s current nuclear energy renaissance.
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS-2022) Plenary SPeaker
Manager
Space Nuclear Propulsion project for NASA, located at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC
Dayna Ise is the Manager of the Space Nuclear Propulsion project for NASA, located at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). In this capacity, she manages both the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion and Nuclear Electric Propulsion technology development. Prior to this, she was the Chief of the Systems Development, Integration and Test Division in MSFC Engineering’s Space Systems Department, managing development and production of environmental control and life support systems, Space Station payloads, and instrumentation and design of small science projects. Dayna was the Program Executive of the Technology Demonstration Missions (TDM) program in NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate which represents an effort to mature laboratory-proven projects into flight ready status. TDM projects she managed in the portfolio include enabling technology for Moon-to-Mars exploration, such as in-space manufacturing and assembly, optical communication, electric propulsion, cryo fluid management, Mars In-Situ Resource Utilization, and high altitude decelerators. Before coming to Space Tech, Dayna was the deputy Launch Vehicle manager for the Commercial Crew program where she managed the human certification of two different vehicles for transport to the space station. She was also the deputy chief engineer for the Ares Upper Stage element. She began her career at NASA as a data analyst and modeler for the Space Shuttle Main Engine project. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
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