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
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
ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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
Apr 2025
Jan 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
May 2025
Nuclear Technology
April 2025
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Uncertainty contributes to lowest uranium spot prices in 18 months
A combination of plentiful supply and uncertain demand resulted in spot pricing for uranium closing out March below $64 per pound, with dips down to about $63.50 during mid-March—the lowest futures prices in 18 months, according to tracking by analysis firm Trading Economics. Spot prices have also fallen steadily since the beginning of 2024. Meanwhile, long-term prices have held steady at about $80 per pound at the end of March, according to Canadian front-end uranium mining, milling, and conversion company Cameco.
V. Bykov, J. Zhu, A. Carls, J. Fellinger, P. van Eeten, H.-S. Bosch, L. Wegener
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 72 | Number 4 | November 2017 | Pages 546-558
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1352427
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The largest modular stellarator Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) has successfully passed commissioning and first phase of operation in Greifswald, Germany. The limiter configurations of plasma with 2.5 T of magnetic induction on the plasma axis produce already considerable loads (MN) in the W7-X systems. The sophisticated W7-X superconducting magnet system with its non-linear support system is instrumented with an extensive set of mechanical and temperature sensors. Measurement results showed that magnet system behavior is in good correspondence with original predictions from numerical models. However, several areas require modeling improvements and/or proper adjustment of parameters to reflect “as-built” situation. Moreover, high temperature dependence of strain gauge signal accuracy in the range below 10 K requires its compensation in order to avoid fault alarms during monitoring. The work is considered as benchmarking of numerical models and as a preparation for upcoming more demanding phases with longer plasma pulses to guarantee safe and reliable W7-X operation with different divertor configurations. Both results of W7-X measurements and implemented improvements as well as lessons learned so far are also given.