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Professional society responds to energy needs and industry readiness

Responding to rapid developments in the nuclear industry, the Board of Directors of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) approved numerous updates and additions to its Position Statements, which are now available online.

"The Society's public policy activities reflect a broad consensus within the membership and incorporate the interests of our diverse stakeholders." explains Public Policy Committee Chair, Larry Foulke. "With our written statements, we facilitate understanding of the technical issues of nuclear science that influence decision makers."

Seven statements were approved at the ANS Winter meeting in Washington, DC.
  • No. 33 Licensing of New Plants
  • No. 45 Nuclear Fuel Recycling
  • No. 54 Price-Anderson
  • No. 63 External Costs of Energy
  • No. 72 Civilian Utilization of Highly Enriched Uranium
  • No. 74 Fast Reactor Technology: A Path to Long-Term Sustainability
  • No. 75 The Need for Deployment of the Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project
Position statements represent the Society's opinions on issues of interest to the general public and policy makers. All positions can be viewed at www.ans.org/pi/ps. The Society develops positions based on related technical papers and input from its professional membership.
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