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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.
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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Feinstein Institutes to research novel radiation countermeasure
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, home of the research institutes of New York’s Northwell Health, announced it has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of human ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone, as a medical countermeasure against radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (GI-ARS).
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Bougainvillea
Session Chair:
Daniel Carleton
Alternate Chair:
Lisa M. Marshall
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Pitch your Gen IV Research Competition -- An Initiative from the Generation IV International Forum
1:00–1:20PM MST
Patricia Paviet (PNNL)
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Safeguards Educational Experience at Los Alamos National Laboratory (SEE LANL)
1:20–1:40PM MST
Athena Sagadevan (LANL), Margaret Root (LANL), Chloe McMath (LANL), Mara Watson (LANL)
Education, Training, and Public Outreach Utilization of the MIT Research Reactor Simulator
1:40–2:00PM MST
Sara Hauptman (MIT), Lin-wen Hu (MIT)
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