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Division Spotlight
Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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About Studsvik Scandpower
Studsvik Scandpower (SSP) is the leading global provider of vendor-independent, state-of-the-art nuclear fuel management software and world-class engineering services. SSP offers a full suite of software product offerings, training, and engineering services, to support operating utilities, fuel vendors, safety authorities, and research organizations around the world.
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
