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
Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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
January 2025
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
2024: The Year in Nuclear—July through September
Another calendar year has passed. Before heading too far into 2025, let’s look back at what happened in 2024 in the nuclear community. In today's post, compiled from Nuclear News and Nuclear Newswire are what we feel are the top nuclear news stories from July through September 2024.
Stay tuned for the top stories from the rest of the past year.
John F. Ahearne
Nuclear Technology | Volume 87 | Number 1 | August 1989 | Pages 27-33
Plenary Paper | TMI-2: Materials Behavior / Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A27636
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) accident led to significant changes in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the nuclear industry, public utility commissions, and Congress. The major changes occurred in the NRC, where the fundamental effect was to change the relationship between industry and the regulator. Prior to TMI-2, this relationship was a comfortable mutual resolution of problems by technical professionals. After TMI-2, the relationship became adversarial, arms-length, and dominated by legalism.