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Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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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!
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In an international industry, regulators cross the border too
Since nuclear physics works the same in Ontario as it does in Tennessee, the industry has been trying to create a reactor that can be deployed on both sides of the border. Now, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission have decided that some of their rulings can cross the border too.
American Nuclear Society presents
October 21, 2015|12:00–1:30PM (1:00–2:30PM EDT)
ANS Members Only
CASL is the first U.S. Energy Innovation Hub connecting fundamental research and technology development through an integrated partnership of government, academia, and industry. CASL.s objective is to provide leading edge modeling and simulation (M&S) capability to improve the performance of currently operating light water reactors and its vision is safer and more productive commercial nuclear power production afforded through comprehensive science-based predictive M&S technology. Towards that end, CASL is developing the Virtual Environment for Reactor Applications (VERA). VERA software simulates nuclear reactor physical phenomena using coupled multi-physics models and includes a range of physical domains, from microscale to engineering scale. VERA's current physics capabilities include neutron transport, thermal-hydraulics, fuel performance, and coolant chemistry.
