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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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State lawmakers across the country push for more nuclear
From lifting moratoriums to launching studies to labeling it as clean, state lawmakers are exploring ways to give nuclear energy a boost in 2025. Here’s a look at some of the pronuclear legislation under review.
July 31–August 4, 2017
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada|Hilton Quebec
The Expanding Universe of Accelerator Applications L'expansion de l'univers des applications d'accélérateurs The 13th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators (AccApp '17) will be hosted at the Hilton Quebec in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada from July 31-August 4, 2017. All meeting activities, plenary sessions, technical sessions and exhibits will be held at the hotel. Hotel room block is now open! The special group rate for the conference starts at $229.00 per night, CAD. A limited number of rooms are reserved at this rate. Reservation Link: Hilton Quebec Hotel Hotel Information: 1100, Rene-Levesque Blvd. East Haute Ville, Quebec, QC G1R 4P3 Reservations must be made by June 30, 2017, or before the group rooms are sold out. Prevailing hotel rates may apply after this date or when the group rooms are sold out, whichever occurs first.
General Chair:
Philip Cole (Professor, Idaho State University)
General Co-Chair:
Adriaan Buijs (Professor, McMaster University)
Technical Program Chair:
Aliz Simon (IAEA)
Technical Program Co-Chairs:
Andrei Afanasev (Professor, George Washington University)
Blair Bromley (Reactor Physicist, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
