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Division Spotlight
Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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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Latest News
Feinstein Institutes to research novel radiation countermeasure
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, home of the research institutes of New York’s Northwell Health, announced it has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of human ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone, as a medical countermeasure against radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (GI-ARS).
ANS STEM Academy Educator Training Series
May 11, 2023|5:00–6:00PM (6:00–7:00PM EDT)
Available to All Users
Learn how to guide students in exploring radiation science through inquiry-based labs using graphing radiation monitors and various radioactive sources, including everyday objects. This free ANS STEM Academy webinar features Amber Johnson, director of the University of Maryland Training Reactor.
About Amber Johnson
Amber Johnson is the director of the University of Maryland Training Reactor and holds a senior reactor operators license. She enjoys sharing the blue glow from her open-pool reactor with the many visitors who come for a tour each year. To share best practices across the United States research reactor community, Johnson serves as editor of a quarterly newsletter that tracks news, events, and regulatory items. Before joining the University of Maryland, she was an accelerator operator at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Moderator
Eric Loewen, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
