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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.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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General Kenneth Nichols and the Manhattan Project
Nichols
The Oak Ridger has published the latest in a series of articles about General Kenneth D. Nichols, the Manhattan Project, and the 1954 Atomic Energy Act. The series has been produced by Nichols’ grandniece Barbara Rogers Scollin and Oak Ridge (Tenn.) city historian David Ray Smith. Gen. Nichols (1907–2000) was the district engineer for the Manhattan Engineer District during the Manhattan Project.
As Smith and Scollin explain, Nichols “had supervision of the research and development connected with, and the design, construction, and operation of, all plants required to produce plutonium-239 and uranium-235, including the construction of the towns of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Richland, Washington. The responsibility of his position was massive as he oversaw a workforce of both military and civilian personnel of approximately 125,000; his Oak Ridge office became the center of the wartime atomic energy’s activities.”
November 20, 2020
We hosted our first-ever ANS Virtual Graduate School Fair on November 20 to help prepare the next generation of nuclear professionals and to keep early and seasoned experts at the top of their game!
Nuclear Engineering Graduate School Admissions Information for Spring and Fall 2021
3:30 pmOpening remarks
3:45 pmMake your application pop!
Lisa Marshall, NC State recruiter/adviserLane Carasik, Virginia Commonwealth University facultyJeff King, Colorado School of Mines admissions committee member
4:15 pmWhat is it really like? Advice from current students
Kelley Verner, University of IdahoCharlyne Smith, University of FloridaJeremy Mettler, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMario Mendoza, Texas A&M University
4:45 pmUniversity Breakout Sessions
Participating schools:
Colorado School of MinesMITNorth Carolina State UniversityThe Ohio State UniversityOregon State UniversityPenn State UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTexas A&M UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of FloridaUniversity of IdahoUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of MichiganUniversity of New MexicoUniversity of Tennessee - KnoxvilleUniversity of Wisconsin - MadisonVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Tech
6:15 pmWhat's Next!
Hear about the ANS College Series and learn about upcoming activities from the Student Section Committee and Young Members Group
Questions
Please contact Dan Goldberg with any questions about the Graduate School Fair.
