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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 MSTD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Jefferson West
Session Chair:
Benjamin W. Beeler
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Transient Thermal Wave Technique for the Measurement of the Thermal Diffusivity of Irradiated Fuel Rods
10:00–10:20AM EST
Duane DiCenzo II (Univ. Pittsburgh), Phillip Santillo (Univ. Pittsburgh), Heng Ban (Univ. Pittsburgh)
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Advanced Microstructural Characterization of Circumferential and Radial Hydrides in Reactor-Grade Zirconium Cladding Tube Using EBSD and DSC
10:20–10:40AM EST
Dahyeon Woo (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Joo-Hee Kang (Institute of Materials Science), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Simulating PCMI Using BISON for SiC/SiC Composite Tubes for RIA-like Conditions
10:40–11:00AM EST
Elizabeth Martinez (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Corrosion Behaviour of Uranium Nitride Thin Films in Post-Irradiation Storage
11:00–11:20AM EST
G. Berhane (Lancaster Univ.), C. Boxall (Lancaster Univ.), D. Goddard (National Nuclear Laboratory), R. Springell (Univ. Bristol), J. Wasik (Univ. Bristol), R.J. Wilbraham (Lancaster Univ.)
Development Status of High Thermal Conductive ATF Pellet and Burnable Absorber Fuel Pellet in KAERI
11:20–11:40AM EST
Dong-Joo Kim (KAERI), Dong Seok Kim (KAERI), Jae Ho Yang (KAERI), Ji-Hae Yoon (KAERI), Ji Hwan Lee (KAERI)
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