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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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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US, Korea sign MOU for nuclear cooperation
The U.S. departments of Energy and State have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Korea’s ministries of Trade, Industry and Energy and of Foreign Affairs for the two nations to partner on nuclear exports and cooperation.
The American Nuclear Society provides statements which reflect the Society's perspectives on issues of public interest that involve various aspects of nuclear science and technology. Position statements are prepared by key members whose relevant experience or publications inform the documents and then the documents are reviewed by ANS committees and divisions. The final position statements are approved by the Board of Directors.
Education, Training, and Workforce Development for Nuclear Science, Engineering, and Technology — ANS-85-2024
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Price-Anderson Act — ANS-54-2024
Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems — ANS-40-2024
Safeguards and Security for Advanced Reactors Using HALEU — ANS-84-2023
Nonproliferation — ANS-55-2023
Clearance of Solid Materials from Nuclear Facilities — ANS-50-2023
Management of the Nation's Used Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Waste — ANS-3-2023
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission — ANS-77-2022
More:Background Information
The Use of Highly Enriched Uranium for the Production of Medical Isotopes — ANS-72-2022
Nuclear Energy's Role in Climate Change Policy — ANS-44-2022
More:Platform
Advanced Reactors — ANS-35-2022
Domestic Production of Stable and Radioactive Isotopes — ANS-30-2022
Assuring U.S. Global Nuclear Leadership — ANS-83-2021
Safety of Nuclear Power — ANS-51-2021
Transportation of Radioactive Materials — ANS-18-2021
More:Backgrounder
The Use of Thorium as Nuclear Fuel — ANS-78-2020
Disposition of Surplus Weapons Plutonium — ANS-47-2020
Health Effects of Low-Level Radiation — ANS-41-2020
Small Modular Reactors — ANS-25-2020
Nuclear Technology's Critical Role In The World's Future Energy Supply — ANS-43-2019
Diversity in the Nuclear Profession — ANS-66-2018
Licensing of Yucca Mountain as a Geological Repository for Radioactive Wastes — ANS-80-2017
Interim Storage of Used or Spent Nuclear Fuel — ANS-76-2017
Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulations for Nuclear Power Plants — ANS-46-2017
U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Plants: A Vital National Asset — ANS-26-2017
Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste — ANS-11-2017
Nuclear Engineering Licensure — ANS-61-2016
Fusion Energy — ANS-12-2016
Creation of an Independent Entity to Manage U.S. Used Nuclear Fuel — ANS-22-2015
Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors — ANS-13-2015
Nuclear Fuel Recycling — ANS-45-2014
