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Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
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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Latest News
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.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 9, 2023|3:45–5:25PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
N. Dianne B. Ezell
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Michael G. Houts
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Vaporization Impact for Liquid Core Nuclear Thermal Rockets: A Retrospective
3:45–4:05PM MDT
Dakota Santana (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Keith Hollingsworth (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
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Uranium Mass Loss in a Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion System via Droplet Entrainment
4:05–4:25PM MDT
John Seekins (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Jason Cassibry (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville)
A Review of the NERVA Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Challenges with Criticality Under Accident Conditions
4:25–4:45PM MDT
Susan S. Voss (GNNA), Patrick McClure (Kilo Power), David Poston (Kilo Power)
Hydrogen Supersaturation in Flow Tubes During NTP Reactor Shutdown
4:45–5:05PM MDT
Kasturi Khatun (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Zyed Ansary (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Manikandan Pandiyan (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Steve Herring (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Brad Kirkwood (Center for Space Nuclear Research)
Fission Product and Dose Calculations for NASA Space Nuclear Propulsion
5:05–5:25PM MDT
Luke Cornejo (BWX Technologies), Herschel Smith (BWX Technologies), Reed Herner (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Shane Stimpson (BWX Technologies)
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