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Division Spotlight
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
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!
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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
020 ANS Virtual Winter Meeting Plenary Special Session Speaker
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Paul Locke, an environmental health scientist and attorney, is an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering. He holds an MPH from Yale University School of Medicine, a DrPH from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and a JD degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law.
Dr. Locke is an international expert on radiation risk communication, policy and science. His research and practice examine what happens when science and law are brought together for decision-making. His research portfolio extends from studies of indoor radon and radon-resistant new construction to personalized risk assessments for space radiation exposure to best practices for radiation risk communication. He has published widely in law reviews and scientific journals. Dr. Locke co-directs the School’s Doctor of Public Health program concentration in Environmental Health Sciences.
Dr. Locke was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board from 2003 to 2009, and has served on nine National Academy committees including the Committee on Uranium Mining in Virginia (which he chaired) and the Committee on Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving the Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants. He also served on the Board of Directors of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) from 2008 to 2013 and was the founding chair of NCRP’s program area committee (PAC) on radiation education, risk communication and outreach. He was planning chair of the NCRP’s 2010 annual meeting, entitled “Communication of Radiation Benefits and Risks in Decision Making.” He is admitted to practice law in the state of New York and the District of Columbia, the Southern District Court of New York and is a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court.
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