The American Nuclear Society provides statements which reflect the Society's perspectives on issues of public interest that involve various aspects of nuclear science and technology. Position statements are prepared by key members whose relevant experience or publications inform the documents and then the documents are reviewed by ANS committees and divisions. The final position statements are approved by the Board of Directors.
The position statements are available below in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. You can also search the contents of the documents using the search box below.
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(ANS-25-2011): Small Modular Reactors
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(ANS-53-2011): Research and Training Reactors
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(ANS-37-2010): A Declaration on Sustainable Development
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(ANS-63-2010): External Costs of Energy Technologies
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(ANS-40-2009): Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems
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(ANS-80-2009): Licensing of Yucca Mountain as a Geological Repository for Radioactive Wastes
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(ANS-28-2009): Food Irradiation
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(ANS-22-2009): Creation of an Independent Entity to Manage U.S. Used Nuclear Fuel
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(ANS-47-2009): Utilization of Surplus Weapons Plutonium As Mixed Oxide Fuel
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(ANS-73-2008): Societal Benefits of Radiation
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(ANS-82-2008): Nuclear Power: A Leading Strategy to Reduce Oil Imports
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(ANS-76-2008): Interim Storage of Used or Spent Nuclear Fuel
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(ANS-50-2008): Clearance of Solid Materials from Nuclear Facilities
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(ANS-45-2007): Nuclear Fuel Recycling
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(ANS-21-2007): Stewardship of Nuclear Engineering Education
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(ANS-78-2006): The Use of Thorium as Nuclear Fuel
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(ANS-44-2006): Nuclear Power: the Leading Strategy for Reducing Carbon Emissions
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(ANS-24-2006): Nuclear Facility Safety Standards
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(ANS-29-2006): Maintaining a Viable Nuclear Industry Workforce
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(ANS-79-2006): International Cooperation for Expansion of Nuclear Energy*
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(ANS-81-2006): The EPA Radiation Standard for Spent-Fuel Storage in a Geological Repository
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(ANS-62-2005): Use of Nuclear Energy for Desalination
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(ANS-72-2005): The Use of Highly Enriched Uranium for the Production of Medical Isotopes
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(ANS-56-2005): Need for Near-Term Deployment
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(ANS-75-2005): The Need for Deployment of the Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project
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(ANS-33-2005): Licensing New Nuclear Power Plants
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(ANS-74-2005): Fast Reactor Technology: A Path to Long-Term Energy Sustainability
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(ANS-66-2005): Diversity in the Nuclear Profession
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(ANS-30-2004): U.S. Radioisotope Supply
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(ANS-46-2004): Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulations for Nuclear Power Plants
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(ANS-65-2004): Realism in the Assessment of Nuclear Technologies
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(ANS-60-2003): Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Generation
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(ANS-61-2003): Nuclear Engineering Licensure
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(ANS-14-2003): Use of Nuclear Energy for the Production of Process Heat
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(ANS-18-2002): The Safety of Transporting Radioactive Materials
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(ANS-41-2001): Health Effects of Low-Level Radiation
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(ANS-48-1999): Preserving Experimental Benchmark Work
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