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Division Spotlight
Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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Securing the advanced reactor fleet
Physical protection accounts for a significant portion of a nuclear power plant’s operational costs. As the U.S. moves toward smaller and safer advanced reactors, similar protection strategies could prove cost prohibitive. For tomorrow’s small modular reactors and microreactors, security costs must remain appropriate to the size of the reactor for economical operation.
The John Randall Memorial Scholarship was established by the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division in November of 1993 for students pursuing graduate studies in the areas of science and engineering related to the nuclear fuel cycle and radioactive waste management.
In 2013, the award was renamed the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division John Randall Scholarship.
Dr. John D. Randall (1932 – 1992) was born in Whittier, California. He received a Bachelor’s degree in engineering physics and a Master’s degree in engineering science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1955 and 1956, respectively. He received his doctorate in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M University in 1965.
Dr. Randall was the Deputy Commissioner and the Executive Director of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Program for the state of New York. He was a former professor of nuclear engineering at Texas A&M, where he directed the Nuclear Science Center from 1958 to 1983.
He was a fellow of the American Nuclear Society and a recipient of the Society’s Exceptional Service Award. During 1991-1992, Dr. Randall served as national chairman of the Society’s Fuel Cycle & Waste Management Division and its Honors & Awards Committee. He was also a member of the Health Physics Society.
Dr. Randall passed on December 10, 1992, at 60 years of age.
Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division (FCWMD)
A selection committee will be established by the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division
Graduate (Masters or Ph.D.)
1 awarded annually @ $5,000/each
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