ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Division Spotlight
Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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!
Latest Magazine Issues
Jan 2025
Jul 2024
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
February 2025
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
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 THD|Cosponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Columbia 9
Session Chairs:
Jun Liao (WEC)
Rory Kennedy (INL)
Session Organizer:
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Pre-Test Simulation in Support of a Deformed Rod Bundle Experiment
1:00–1:20PM EST
F. Roelofs (NRG), P. Baas (NRG), H. Uitslag-Doolaard (NRG), M. Daubner (KIT), K. Litfin (KIT)
Paper
Overview of State-of-the-Art Experimental Facilities for Westinghouse LFR
1:20–1:40PM EST
Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paolo Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Cory A. Stansbury (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Karina Assis (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Megan E. Durse (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Asfaq Patel (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jeff Arndt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Richard F. Wright (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paul Barnes (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Fabio Martini (Westinghouse Electric Co.), James Holden (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Sung Jin Lee (Fauske & Assoc.), Mike Epstein (Fauske & Assoc.)
Experimental Determination of Radionuclide Retention in Gen. IV Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors
1:40–2:00PM EST
Lukas Metzger (Virginia Tech), Jinsuo Zhang (Virginia Tech)
Development of Flow-Induced Vibration Experiment on ALFRED Fuel Assembly Mock-Up
2:00–2:20PM EST
Ivan Di Piazza (ENEA Brasimone), Daniele Martelli (ENEA Brasimone), Giorgio Mongiardini (Univ. di Roma La Sapienza), Mariano Tarantino (ENEA Brasimone), Massimo Valdiserri (ENEA Brasimone), Stefano Cati (ENEA Brasimone)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.