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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
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
Technical Program Chair:
Elia Merzari
Assistant Program Chair:
Vaibhav Sinha
Embedded Topical Meeting
General Chair:
Vivek Agarwal (Idaho National Laboratory)
Since 1978, the ANS biennial topical conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) has been a worldwide forum for communication of major probabilistic risk and safety topics, including issues, methods, applications, insights, policy, research, and risk-informed regulation experience. The 19th PSA meeting, sponsored by the ANS Nuclear Installations Safety Division, will highlight the role of probabilistic methods in understanding uncertainties; improving the safety and security of the current nuclear facilities; and supporting the design, licensing, operation, and other riskinformed applications of the next generation of reactors. PSA 2025 is structured to foster interaction and collaboration across topic areas, leading to increased understanding and application of PSA in all phases of nuclear power plant design and operation. The use of PSA has continually increased over the last decade with reliance on PSAs and associated risk-informed applications at its highest point in nuclear industry history. SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
Honorary Chair:
Karl N. Fleming (KNF Consulting Services LLC)
Rick Grantom (CRG LLC)
Program Chair:
Dave Grabaskas (Argonne National Laboratory)