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America's nuclear professionals stand ready to help make nuclear technology a key contributor to U.S. energy abundance and economic prosperity.”</p></span> </div></div></div></div><p class="more"><a class="btn-arrow" href="https://www.ans.org/news/2025-02-03/article-6737/american-nuclear-society-welcomes-senate-confirmation-of-chris-wright-as-us-secretary-of-energy/">Go to Article</a></p></article><article id="article_6478" class="article"><h4 class="headline"><a href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6478/american-nuclear-society-applauds-googles-and-amazons-investments-in-nuclear/">American Nuclear Society applauds Google's and Amazon's investments in nuclear</a></h4><div class="text"><div class="content"><div class="page-box"><div class="copy"><p>Washington, D.C. — Craig Piercy, CEO of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), issued the following statement:</p><p>"The American Nuclear Society applauds the announced partnerships between Google and Kairos Power and by Amazon and X-energy. Together, these deals will add at least 820 megawatts of zero carbon electricity to the U.S. energy supply. This is a major step toward securing the commercial deployment of advanced nuclear technologies that will make the world a cleaner and more prosperous place."</p></div></div></div></div><p class="more"><a class="btn-arrow" href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6478/american-nuclear-society-applauds-googles-and-amazons-investments-in-nuclear/">Go to Article</a></p></article><article id="article_6469" class="article"><h4 class="headline"><a href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6469/american-nuclear-society-welcomes-supreme-court-review-of-nrc-ruling/">American Nuclear Society welcomes Supreme Court review of NRC ruling</a></h4><div class="text"><div class="content"><div class="page-box"><div class="copy"><p><span data-teams="true"><span dir="ltr">Washington, D.C. —</span></span> The American Nuclear Society (ANS), a nonprofit representing over 10,000 professionals in the fields of nuclear science and technology, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1300/314852/20240612144746118_NRC_Pet_f.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">grant certiorari</a> to Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas:</p></div></div></div></div><p class="more"><a class="btn-arrow" href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6469/american-nuclear-society-welcomes-supreme-court-review-of-nrc-ruling/">Go to Article</a></p></article><article id="article_6344" class="article"><h4 class="headline"><a href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6344/pr-american-nuclear-society-challenges-recent-claims-on-haleu-fuel-in-science-magazine/">PR: American Nuclear Society challenges recent claims on HALEU fuel in <i>Science</i> magazine</a></h4><div class="text"><div class="content"><div class="page-box"><div class="copy"><p>Washington, D.C. — In an <a href="https://www.ans.org/file/17480/American+Nuclear+Society+3+Sept+2024+Open+Letter+HALEU.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">open letter</a> to <em>Science</em> magazine, the American Nuclear Society (ANS), a professional nuclear science and technology society representing over 10,000 members worldwide, expressed its membership’s skepticism toward claims made in a <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado8693" rel="noopener" target="_blank">recent article</a> that advocated <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgw7FEkIwBo" rel="noopener" target="_blank">high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel</a> should be reclassified by the United States and restricted from commercial use in powering advanced reactor designs. The ANS emphasized the importance of a balanced, science-based discussion, and scrutinized the unscientific and hyperbolic nature of the arguments presented in the article.</p><p>“We acknowledge the importance of this discussion and the necessity of continually evaluating the proliferation risks associated with nuclear materials,” <a href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6297/open-letter-to-science/" target="_blank">wrote ANS President Lisa Marshall in the letter</a>. “However, after extensive technical review of the article by members and officers of the ANS Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division and the ANS Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division, we remain unconvinced of the positions advocated by the authors.”</p></div></div></div></div><p class="more"><a class="btn-arrow" href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6344/pr-american-nuclear-society-challenges-recent-claims-on-haleu-fuel-in-science-magazine/">Go to Article</a></p></article><article id="article_6239" class="article"><h4 class="headline"><a href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6239/american-nuclear-society-welcomes-nomination-of-former-ans-congressional-fellow-to-nrc/">American Nuclear Society welcomes nomination of former ANS Congressional Fellow to NRC</a></h4><div class="text"><div class="content"><div class="page-box"><div class="copy"><div class="captioned mc-right" style="width:20%;"><img src="/file/4466/Marzano,+Matt+5x7.jpg" alt="" class="mc-block fr-fil fr-dib" data-height="1920" data-width="1372"><p class="caption">Marzano</p></div><p>Washington, D.C. — Craig Piercy, CEO of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), issued the following statement:</p><p>“The American Nuclear Society commends President Biden for <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/07/23/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-77/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">nominating Matthew Marzano</a> to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). </p><p>Mr. Marzano is a nuclear engineer and licensed Senior Reactor Operator with a long record in nuclear safety and public service. He has experience operating and building nuclear power plants, training U.S. Navy personnel as nuclear plant operators on submarines and aircraft carriers, and advising on policy matters relating to clean air, climate, and energy. With his extensive experience, Mr. Marzano is well qualified to join the NRC and would be a welcome addition. </p></div></div></div></div><p class="more"><a class="btn-arrow" href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6239/american-nuclear-society-welcomes-nomination-of-former-ans-congressional-fellow-to-nrc/">Go to Article</a></p></article><article id="article_6154" class="article"><h4 class="headline"><a href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6154/update-epa-repository-standards-asks-12-orgs-led-by-american-nuclear-society/">Update EPA repository standards, asks 12 orgs led by American Nuclear Society</a></h4><div class="text"><div class="content"><div class="page-box"><div class="copy"><p><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Washington, D.C. –- The American Nuclear Society (ANS) joined 11 other energy and environmental organizations in calling on Congress to fund work by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a new, technology-neutral, generic environmental standard for the permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) in the United States. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p></div></div></div></div><p class="more"><a class="btn-arrow" href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6154/update-epa-repository-standards-asks-12-orgs-led-by-american-nuclear-society/">Go to Article</a></p></article><article id="article_6142" class="article"><h4 class="headline"><a href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6142/statement-from-the-american-nuclear-society-on-the-g7-communique/">American Nuclear Society applauds G7 support for nuclear energy supply chains</a></h4><div class="text"><div class="content"><div class="page-box"><div class="copy"><p>Las Vegas, Nev. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS) issued the following statement during the 2024 ANS Annual Conference in Las Vegas:</p><p>“The American Nuclear Society applauds the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/06/14/g7-leaders-statement-8/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ Apulia communiqué</a> in its call for continued international cooperation in strengthening, expanding, and diversifying civil nuclear supply chains as the world deploys advanced reactors.</p></div></div></div></div><p class="more"><a class="btn-arrow" href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6142/statement-from-the-american-nuclear-society-on-the-g7-communique/">Go to Article</a></p></article><article id="article_6130" class="article"><h4 class="headline"><a href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6130/american-nuclear-society-applauds-passage-of-bipartisan-advance-act/">American Nuclear Society applauds passage of bipartisan ADVANCE Act</a></h4><div class="text"><div class="content"><div class="page-box"><div class="copy"><p>Washington, D.C. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS) CEO and Executive Director Craig Piercy issued the following statement on the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s870/BILLS-118s870es.pdf" target="_blank">Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act</a>: </p></div></div></div></div><p class="more"><a class="btn-arrow" href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6130/american-nuclear-society-applauds-passage-of-bipartisan-advance-act/">Go to Article</a></p></article><article id="article_6093" class="article"><h4 class="headline"><a href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6093/american-nuclear-society-welcomes-senate-confirmation-of-nrc-chair-christopher-hanson-as-member-of-us-nuclear-regulatory-commiss/">American Nuclear Society welcomes Senate confirmation of NRC Chair Christopher Hanson as Member of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission</a></h4><div class="text"><div class="content"><div class="page-box"><div class="copy"><p>Washington, D.C. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS) CEO and Executive Director Craig Piercy issued the following statement:</p></div></div></div></div><p class="more"><a class="btn-arrow" href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6093/american-nuclear-society-welcomes-senate-confirmation-of-nrc-chair-christopher-hanson-as-member-of-us-nuclear-regulatory-commiss/">Go to Article</a></p></article><article id="article_6013" class="article"><h4 class="headline"><a href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6013/em-nuclear-news-dailyemannouncement-from-the-american-nuclear-society/"><em>Nuclear News Daily</em> Announcement from the American Nuclear Society</a></h4><div class="text"><div class="content"><div class="page-box"><div class="copy"><p>We at the American Nuclear Society strive to keep our members engaged and informed. 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