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Division Spotlight
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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NRC issues Palisades’ draft environmental review, seeks public comment
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking for public comments until March 3 on its environmental assessment (EA) and draft finding of no significant impact at Michigan’s Palisades nuclear power plant, where Holtec hopes to restart operations by the end of 2025.
2022 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo Speaker
The Honorable Bradley R. Crowell was sworn in as a Commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on August 26, 2022 and is currently serving the remainder of a five-year term ending June 30, 2027. Crowell was nominated by President Biden in early May of 2022 to serve on the Commission and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 27, 2022. Crowell has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of energy, environment, natural resources, climate change, and national security, including executive leadership positions in Federal and State government. Prior to beginning his role as Commissioner, Crowell served as Director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Nevada’s fourth largest cabinet agency. Crowell was first appointed as Director of DCNR in 2016 by former Governor Brian Sandoval (R) and was reappointed by Governor Steve Sisolak (D) in 2019. As Director of DCNR, he led approximately 1,000 employees across eight divisions and managed a nearly $300 million biennial budget. Crowell served in the Obama-Biden Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy from 2010 to 2016 and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2013 as the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs. Previously, Crowell worked in Washington D.C. for multiple Members of Congress, including former Nevada Governor and U.S. Senator Richard Bryan (D-NV) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). Crowell is a native of Carson City, Nevada, and graduated from Santa Clara University with a B.S. degree in Political Science. Crowell currently resides in Philadelphia, PA with his wife, Rebecca Claypool, and their 1-year-old daughter, Hazel.
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