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Division Spotlight
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.
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!
Latest Magazine Issues
Mar 2025
Jul 2024
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
March 2025
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
February 2025
Latest News
ARG-US Remote Monitoring Systems: Use Cases and Applications in Nuclear Facilities and During Transportation
As highlighted in the Spring 2024 issue of Radwaste Solutions, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory are developing and deploying ARG-US—meaning “Watchful Guardian”—remote monitoring systems technologies to enhance the safety, security, and safeguards (3S) of packages of nuclear and other radioactive material during storage, transportation, and disposal.
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2023)
Pierre Paul Oneid is the senior vice president and chief nuclear officer of Holtec International. In this role, Oneid is the corporate executive responsible for the Nuclear Power Division and the Heat Transfer Division. Oneid views himself as Holtec’s transformation executive with the mission to imbue Holtec with a “Customer First Customer Foremost” ethos through which he seeks to deepen Holtec’s relationships with its clients using a core group of the company’s personnel dedicated to strengthening service and responsiveness. He is a member of the Holtec International’s Executive Committee.
Professional History
Oneid is a professional engineer with over forty-two years of experience in the nuclear industry, including twelve years in mechanical and structural design, eight years in business development, and twenty-two years in executive positions.
Industry Leadership
Oneid is a member of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), Nuclear Strategic Initiative Advisory Committee (NSIAC) and NEI’s Suppliers Advisory Committee (SAC).
Education
Oneid earned an Executive Master of Business Administration from Queens University in Canada in 1998 and a B.A. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ottawa, Canada in 1981.
Hobbies
Commercial Pilot License; Scuba Diving; Ski and Golf.
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