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ANS Annual Meeting: Comments from the opening plenary

June 14, 2022, 12:01PMNuclear News

Speaking on June 13 at the opening plenary of the 2022 American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Ted Nordhaus, founder and executive director of The Breakthrough Institute, said that the nuclear community has a “generational opportunity to reset both public opinion and policy with regard to nuclear energy.”

Driving the change in the discussion, Nordhaus said, are three items: the growing concern over climate change, a broader recognition that renewable energy sources are insufficient, and a “post-pandemic price shock” over rising energy prices.

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N.S. Savannah: Bridging the gap between decommissioning and historic preservation

November 15, 2024, 7:03AMNuclear NewsErhard W. Koehler and Anne Jennings

It’s safe to say that readers of Nuclear News are familiar with decommissioning. It’s even safe to assume that experienced decommissioning practitioners are familiar with the National...

MIT’s nuclear professional courses benefit United States—and now Australia too

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Some 30 nuclear engineering departments at universities across the United States graduate more than 900 students every year. These young men and women are the present and future of the...

Diablo Canyon completes dry storage campaign, seeks ISFSI license renewal

November 12, 2024, 3:00PMRadwaste Solutions

Holtec International announced that it has completed the campaign to transfer Diablo Canyon’s spent nuclear to dry storage ahead of its planned schedule, paving the way for the continued...

Proposed rule for more flexible licensing under Part 53 is open for comment

October 31, 2024, 3:00PMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published a proposed rule that has been almost five years in the making: Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors....

Ship shape: Dismantling the Navy’s surface ship support barge

October 29, 2024, 7:03AMRadwaste SolutionsBruce Fox, David Lowe, Jack Reust, and Sean McCutcheon

The U.S. Navy’s Surface Ship Support Barge, converted in the 1960s from a WWII T2 tanker to a support barge to accept spent nuclear fuel during the refueling of nuclear aircraft carriers,...

Jim Byrne—ANS member since 1979

October 24, 2024, 12:00PMANS News

As I was finishing my studies at the University of Pittsburgh and about to graduate with a degree in civil engineering, I talked to a local navy recruiter about a position with the Seabees. He...

U.S. lawmakers look to simplify export control to grow international nuclear partners

October 22, 2024, 3:00PMNuclear News

Legislative proposals focused on streamlining the U.S. nuclear energy export process have circulated on Capitol Hill for several years, notably aimed at establishing a single point of contact...

NRC seeks presentations for virtual workshop on advanced reactor SNF

October 15, 2024, 9:30AMRadwaste Solutions

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking for presentation proposals for a virtual workshop on the storage and transportation of TRISO and metal spent nuclear fuels for advanced reactor...

American Nuclear Society welcomes Supreme Court review of NRC ruling

Statement from ANS on Supreme Court’s decision to grant certiorari to NRC v. Texas

October 10, 2024, 2:35PMPress Releases

Washington, D.C. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS), a nonprofit representing over 10,000 professionals in the fields of nuclear science and technology, issued the following statement...

NRC seeks comments on proposed rule for new reactors

October 8, 2024, 9:30AMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking comment on a proposed rule for a generic environmental impact statement for licensing new reactors. According to the NRC, the statement uses a...

ANS Annual Meeting: Comments from the opening plenary

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