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Division Spotlight
Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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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10:10AM–12:10PM EST
Session Chair: Man Cheol Kim|Alternate Chair: Xiaoyu Zheng
Session Chair: Mohammad Modarres|Alternate Chair: David Grabaskas
Session Chair: Luca Podofillini|Alternate Chair: Gopika Vinod
12:40–2:40PM EST
Session Chair: Enrique Melendez Asensio|Alternate Chair: Tunc Aldemir
Session Chair: George Apostolakis|Alternate Chair: Fernando Ferrante
Session Chair: David Grabaskas|Alternate Chair: Mohammad Modarres
2:50–4:50PM EST
Session Chair: Matt Degonish|Alternate Chair: Yunfei Zhao
Session Chair: Enrique Droguet|Alternate Chair: Sai Zhang
Session Chair: Robert Budnitz|Alternate Chair: Mihai Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Stephen Unwin|Alternate Chair: David Grabaskas
Session Chair: Vinh Dang|Alternate Chair: Enrique Melendez Asensio
Session Chair: Andrea Maioli|Alternate Chair: Michelle (Shelby) Bensi
Session Chair: Michelle (Shelby) Bensi|Alternate Chair: Fernando Ferrante
Session Chair: Hyun Gook Kang|Alternate Chair: Askin Guler Yigitoglu
Session Chair: Robert Budnitz|Alternate Chair: Sai Zhang
8:00–10:00AM EST
Session Chair: Enrique Melendez Asensio|Alternate Chair: Man Cheol Kim
Session Chair: Mohammad Modarres|Alternate Chair: Hyun Gook Kang
Session Chair: Fernando Ferrante|Alternate Chair: Mihai Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Hyun Gook Kang|Alternate Chair: Xiaoxu Diao
Session Chair: Jin Kyun Park|Alternate Chair: Vinh Dang
Session Chair: Douglas Osborn|Alternate Chair: Vaibhav Yadav
Session Chair: Michael Muhlheim|Alternate Chair: Alex Huning
Session Chair: Sai Zhang|Alternate Chair: Richard Denning
Session Chair: Fernando Ferrante|Alternate Chair: Michelle (Shelby) Bensi
Panel
Session Chair: Kevin R. O'Kula|Alternate Chair: Carol S. Smidts
Session Chair: Mohammad Modarres|Alternate Chair: Carol S. Smidts
Session Chair: Robertas Alzbutas|Alternate Chair: Robert Budnitz
Session Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara|Alternate Chair: Man Cheol Kim
Session Chair: Michelle Bensi|Alternate Chair: Carol S. Smidts
Session Chair: Jeffrey Julius|Alternate Chair: James Chang
Session Chair: Matt Degonish|Alternate Chair: Robertas Alzbutas
Session Chair: Katrina Groth|Alternate Chair: Xiaoxu Diao
Session Chair: Michelle (Shelby) Bensi|Alternate Chair: Andrea Maioli
Session Chair: Gabriel Georgescu|Alternate Chair: Yunfei Zhao
Session Chair: James Chang|Alternate Chair: Jeffrey Julius
Session Chair: Hyun Gook Kang|Alternate Chair: Andrea Maioli
Session Chair: Richard S. Denning|Alternate Chair: Jeff Gabor
Session Chair: Vaibhav Yadav|Alternate Chair: Douglas Osborn
