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Nuclear Engineering PE Exam Workshop at June ANS Meeting
Sunday, June 16, 2013 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: Learning Center For American Nuclear Society members planning to sit for the nuclear engineering Professional Engineering exam, a professional...
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Nuclear Matinee: VC Summer Nuclear Construction Update
America’s first new commercial nuclear energy reactors in 30 years are under construction at the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station in Fairfield County, South Carolina, and the Alvin W. Vogtle...
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ANS Conference on Nuclear Training and Education (CONTE) 2013
The 2013 Conference on Nuclear Training and Education took place on February 3–6 in Jacksonville, Florida. More than 300 participants and 26 exhibitors contributed to make this conference a success....
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Farmers, City Folk, and Renewable Energy
By Meredith Angwin City people sometimes move to a farming community and then are somewhat shocked that the beautiful fields are actually not just for looking at and painting. A farmer’s fields are a...
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June 2013 edition of Nuclear Science and Engineering available
The June 2013 edition of the research journal Nuclear Science and Engineering is available both electronically and in hard copy for American Nuclear Society member subscribers and others. NSE publishes...
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Nuclear Matinee: Plant Vogtle Nuclear Construction Update
Last week at the ANS Nuclear Cafe Matinee we caught up with the latest milestones in nuclear construction going on at the V.C. Summer site in South Carolina. Now, let’s take a look at history in the...
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‘Pandora’s Promise’ – A new documentary film on nuclear energy
By Lenka Kollar As a nuclear engineer by education and someone whose family has worked in the nuclear energy field, I’ve never doubted the safe and environmentally-friendly electricity that nuclear...
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You’re a member of ANS – So now what?!
By Gale Hauck Do you remember your first time ever attending an American Nuclear Society meeting? Are you about to attend your first one ever? Experienced that feeling of euphoria and excitement, and...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Nuclear Power
By Jessica Lovering The Breakthrough Institute recently compiled some of the tough questions it is frequently asked about nuclear power by fellow environmentalists. The answers (originally published at...
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Nuclear Matinee: I’m A Nuke – Tim the Sea-Roving Nuclear Engineer
Meet Tim Lucas, Ph.D., a nuclear engineer who is piloting his sailboat around the world, spreading the news of nuclear technology – and many other rather amazing activities. Why is circumnavigating the...
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Southern California Edison Announces Plans to Retire San Onofre Nuclear...
Company Will Continue Its Work with State Agencies on Electric Grid Reliability A conference call with Q&A was held by management at 12PM EST Friday for media outlets only – replay will be...
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Environmental Impact Evaluations – Seeing the Bigger (Nuclear vs. Fossil)...
By Jim Hopf As I discussed last fall, a federal appeals court ordered the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to perform more thorough evaluations in support of its new Waste Confidence Rule, particularly...
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From the ANS Annual Meeting (Photoblog)
The Opening Plenary at the 2013 ANS Annual Meeting is now underway—and it’s amazing how much goes on before the “Opening”. Already on Saturday morning a Teachers Workshop was in progress, and Saturday...
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Robotics, Remote Systems, and Radiation
. . By Reid L. Kress This discussion is targeted at the robotics or remote systems professional who is interested in using his or her commercial system in a nuclear application or who is beginning the...
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Congress Hears Testimony on Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013
Breaking the used nuclear fuel logjam? By Paul Bowersox On Tuesday, July 30, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a full committee hearing to consider Senate Bill 1240—the...
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