ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Division Spotlight
Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
Meeting Spotlight
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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
Apr 2025
Jan 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
May 2025
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
June 24–28, 2012
Nuclear Science and Technology: Managing the Global Impact of Economic and Natural Events
Chicago, IL|Hyatt Regency Chicago
Online Pre-Registration is closed. Please register onsite. Thank You.
Program Chair:
Ray Klann (Argonne National Laboratory)
General Chair:
Amir Shahkarami (Senior VP, Exelon Generation)
Embedded Topical Meeting
Sue Aggarwal (President, NMNT International Inc.)
Pat Daly (General Manager, Zion Solutions)
Technical Program Chairs:
Jacob Eapen (Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University)
K. L. Murty (Professor, North Carolina State University)
Heather MacLean Chichester (Nuclear Engineer, Idaho National Laboratory)
General Chairs:
Lance Snead (Distinguished Research Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Todd Allen (Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Honorary Chairs:
Takuya Hattori (President, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc.)
Goon-Cherl Park (Professor, Seoul National University)
Susan R. Landahl (Chief Operating Officer and Senior VP, Exelon Nuclear)
Georges Serviere (Nuclear Advisor to the CEO, EDF)
Hernando A. Madronero (Senior Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Soon Heung Chang (President, KNS)
Kumiaki Moriya (Senior Chief Engineer, Hitachi GE Nuclear Energy)
Jean-Claude Gauthier (General Director, ENELA GmbH)
Program Chairs:
Luca Oriani (Manager, AP1000 Design Integration, Westinghouse Electric Company)
Sun Koo Kang (EVP, KOPEC)
Kyoichi Morimoto (Scientist, Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Frank O. Carre (Scientific Director, C. E. A. Nuclear Energy Division)
