Position Statements

Position statements 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 ANS Board of Directors.

ANS Position Statements

• 11: Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste
• 18: The Safety of Transporting Radioactive Materials
• 22: Creation of an Independent Entity to Manage U.S. Used Nuclear Fuel
• 45: Nuclear Fuel Recycling
• 47: Utilization of Surplus Weapons Plutonium as Mixed Oxide Fuel
• 50: Clearance of Solid Materials from Nuclear Facilities
• 76: Interim Storage of Used or Spent Nuclear Fuel
• 78: The Use of Thorium as Nuclear Fuel
• 80: Licensing of Yucca Mountain as a Geological Repository for Radioactive Wastes

Yucca Mountain

• Yucca Mountain: Dumped and Wasted? (Radwaste Solutions, July/August 2009)