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.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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
Jul 2025
Jan 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
August 2025
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
July 2025
Latest News
Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
John O. Mingle
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 20 | Number 3 | November 1964 | Pages 324-330
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE64-A19577
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The even-order spherical-harmonics theory for cylindrical geometry is developed along the same lines previously utilized for slab geometry. In particular an ‘effective boundary moment’ is found such that the common spherical-harmonics approach can be straightforwardly applied. The disadvantage-factor problem for a cylindrical unit cell is utilized to show the inherent countervergence of the odd- and even-order results when utilized in this manner. An extrapolation procedure is suggested to overcome the difficulty of divergence for small unit-cell sizes.