American Nuclear Society (ANS)

American Nuclear Society www.ans.org

ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division

Various WPC members are actively involved in ANS activities including:

• ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division

  • The Nuclear Criticality Safety Division is a Professional Division of the American Nuclear Society dealing with the practice of ensuring that fissile material operations outside of reactors are performed safely. Our area of expertise encompasses operating practices, field support, code development, cross section measurement, critical and subcritical experimentation as well as common sense. NCSD is a diverse and active group which represents all facets of nuclear criticality safety, including academics, the US Department of Energy, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, contractors, owners and operators of nuclear facilities. We include national and international individuals, professionals and students, technical experts and program managers. NCSD has over 800 members,

• ANS-8 Standards Sub-committee

• ANS Standards Working Groups (Overview of ANS standards)

• ANS National Meetings and Embedded Topicals