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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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 legislation: Texas considers $2B incentive fund to attract new nuclear projects
A bill being considered in the Texas legislature would create a taxpayer-funded program to draw advanced nuclear projects to the state.
GOP state Rep. Cody Harris authored House Bill 14, which proposes use of public dollars to help fund nuclear construction, provide grants for reactors, and continue development research. The legislation would allocate up to $2 billion for a new Texas Advanced Nuclear Deployment Office and create within it a state coordinator position to assist in the state and federal permitting processes, according to Inside Climate News.
Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021 Speaker
Betsy Forinash is the Director for the Infrastructure Management and Disposition Policy Office in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Environmental Management, whose mission is the cleanup of sites contaminated by the legacy of nuclear weapons development and production from the Manhattan Project and since. Her current role is focused on environmental remediation, facility decommissioning, and long-term stewardship at DOE sites.
At DOE, Betsy previously led programs related to radioactive waste management and disposal. Prior to DOE, she spent 15 years in regulatory and oversight programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repositories, radioactive air emissions, contaminated site clean-up, naturally-occurring radioactive materials, and radiological emergency preparedness. She also worked for five years at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, based in Paris, with international expert groups on strategic and technical aspects of radioactive waste disposal.
Betsy holds a BS degree from Duke University (go, Blue Devils!) and an MS from Northwestern University, both in civil engineering.
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