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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Acacia
Session Chair:
Julie Jacobson (NEUP/INL)
Alternate Chair:
Felicia Wright (NEUP/INL)
Session Organizer:
Andrew E. Thomas (INL)
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A Novel Optically Transparent Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode Design for Spectroelectrochemistry
3:15–3:35PM MST
Hannah K. Patenaude (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Nastasija Damjanovic (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Jason Rakos (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Karen Gonzalez (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Shirmir D. Branch (PNNL), Cory A. Rusinek (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas)
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Ab-initio Liquidus Line Predictions of Binary Molten Salt Systems
3:35–3:55PM MST
Tanooj Shah (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Kamron Fazel (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Yunfeng Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Ravishankar Sundararaman (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Isotopic Uncertainty Quantification of a Molten Salt Reactor Model for Safeguards Purposes
3:55–4:15PM MST
Andre Vidal Soares (Penn State), Branko Kovacevic (Penn State), Azaree Lintereur (Penn State), Amanda Johnsen (Penn State), Benjamin Betzler (ORNL), Michael Dion (ORNL), William J. Walters (Penn State)
Material Quantification of Molten Salts Using Spark-Induced Plasma-Bubble Spectroscopy
4:15–4:35PM MST
Kayla Hahn (NCSU), Alina Jugan (NCSU), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Solvated Electrons in Molten Salts
4:35–4:55PM MST
Davis Bryars (NCSU), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
Na2MxSn2S6 (M=Na, Ni, Mg; x=1,2) Metal Sulfide Ion Exchangers with Exceptional Acid Stability
4:55–5:15PM MST
Michael A. Quintero (Northwestern Univ.), Richard Godsel (Northwestern Univ.), Mercouri G. Kanatzidis (Northwestern Univ.)
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