American Nuclear Society
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The American #Nuclear Society is a not-for-profit dedicated to advancing the peaceful use of nuclear science and technology. 🇺🇸⚛️🌎
Westmont, IL
Joined June 2009
🚀 Skyrocket your nuclear career with ANS. Tap into journals, exclusive webinars, mentoring, and leadership opportunities while saving on conference registrations & certifications. Become a nuke today — join ANS: https://t.co/VqnjwW6Wjb
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😤 DON'T MESS WITH NUCLEAR! 📚 Registration is now open for the ANS Student Conference 2026. Present and explore student research, make connections, and build upon the future of nuclear science and technology. 🤠 Join us in College Station, Texas, April 16-18, at
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U.S. @ENERGY has reportedly ended the ALARA (“As Low As Reasonably Achievable”) radiation protection standard. Health physicist Emily Caffrey told @AJCamacho15 that the well-intended but misapplied ALARA "cost taxpayers a lot of money, and it has caused a lot of unnecessary fear
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright ended the Department of Energy's use of ALARA as a radiation standard. This is a sound policy decision that unfortunately risks being hyperpoliticized and misunderstood. ALARA stands for "as low as reasonably achievable," and means what it says –
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This week, we’re spotlighting nuclear energy in Tennessee, and for good reason. Last week, @ANS_org ranked Tennessee the top state for nuclear development. 😎 ⚛️ Since launching our Nuclear Energy Fund in 2023, the state has attracted 2,000+ nuclear-related jobs and almost $7
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5 🖐️ fast facts you should know about spent nuclear fuel.
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New year, same mission: facts, nuclear energy & zero patience for misinformation. 2026… let’s get to work ⚛️
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Communicating nuclear energy—with style. ✨ Take notes from @isabelleboemeke, AKA @isodope, as she uses her bold, futuristic aesthetic to shift public perception of nuclear energy—busting myths and sparking informed discussions online. #LetsTalkNuclear
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Meet Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: the trailblazer who revealed stars are made of hydrogen & helium—shattering old beliefs and rewriting astronomy. First woman to lead Harvard’s Astronomy Dept. A true #STEM icon! 🌟 #WomenInNuclearHistory
https://t.co/YjLipTRW5x
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American Nuclear Society welcomes Senate confirmation of Douglas Weaver as @NRCgov commissioner: https://t.co/IY4sTxZlVv
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Big news! California Coastal Commission has voted to approve necessary permits for extending operations of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant through 2030. 👏👏👏 @PGE4Me: “The only [state level] step remaining in the license renewal process is the approval of permits through the
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I Touched Nuclear Waste. Here’s Why I Didn’t Get Irradiated
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83 YEARS AGO TODAY, the world's first self-sustaining nuclear reaction took place at @UChicago The reactor which sustained the reaction, nicknamed “Chicago Pile-1” or CP-1 for short, was a 20-foot-tall pile of graphite blocks studded with hundreds of smaller blocks of uranium.
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On this day in 1942, Enrico Fermi and fellow scientists achieved the world's first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. The experiment, conducted under the old UChicago football field, ushered in the Atomic Age. https://t.co/IXDsgrSq5Q
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On Dec. 2, 1942, Manhattan Project scientists achieved the first sustained nuclear reaction created by humans in a squash court under the stands of Stagg Field.
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