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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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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X-energy, Dow apply to build an advanced reactor project in Texas
Dow and X-energy announced today that they have submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a proposed advanced nuclear project in Seadrift, Texas. The project could begin construction later this decade, but only if Dow confirms “the ability to deliver the project while achieving its financial return targets.”
Monday, October 7, 2024|7:00AM–5:00PM MDT
Cost: Free
Limited Space: 100 participants
Must be 18 years or older to participate in the tour.
Boxed lunches will be provided on bus.
Last day to submit paperwork: Foreign Nationals: August 19, 2024 & US Citizens: September 25, 2024.
Note: There will not be hotel pickup offered for this event. Guests must meet at 775 MK Simpson Blvd
TOUR REGISTRATION DEADLINE HAS PASSED
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the nation’s nuclear energy laboratory, will be hosting a tour of some of its key “Site” locations, including the National Historic Landmark Experimental Breeder Reactor-I Atomic Museum, the Advanced Test Reactor and the Materials and Fuels Complex.
Experimental Breeder Reactor-I was the first reactor built at what is now Idaho National Laboratory. It was also the first reactor in the world to prove the principle in 1951 that electricity could be supplied from atomic energy. It is therefore known as the world’s first nuclear power plant and is now a museum and registered National Historic Landmark.
The Advanced Test Reactor, a third-generation test reactor, has held the first position on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s list of the most powerful research and test reactors since it first powered up in 1967. In just months, ATR can rapidly age materials duplicating years or even decades of neutron damage an experiment would see in a commercial reactor. This capability makes ATR the national and international materials and fuels irradiation facility of choice.
The Materials and Fuels Complex is the bustling “metropolis” of INL’s 890-square mile site. MFC is a vital component of U.S. nuclear research and development efforts, with capabilities ranging from post-irradiation examination of new fuel types to producing radioisotope power systems that power spacecraft such as the Perseverance Rover on Mars. It is home to the largest inert hot cell in the world as well as two of INL's operating test reactors, the Transient Test Reactor, and the Neutron Radiography Reactor.
Sign up information to come – space will be limited to the first 100!
