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Sub-Fields:

  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nuclear Waste
  • Nuclear/Particle Physics

Subject Keywords:
atomic energy, nuclear engineering, nuclear waste, nuclear power, nuclear energy, radiation, radioactivity, radiation sickness, nuclear testing

LoC Classifications:

  • QC770-798 - Nuclear and Particle Physics, Atomic Energy, Radioactivity
  • TD194-195 - Environmental Effects of Industries and Plants
  • TD896-899 - Industrial and Factory Wastes
  • TK9001-9401 - Nuclear Engineering, Atomic Power
  • RA565-600 - Environmental Health

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Professional Associations

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American Nuclear Society
The American Nuclear Society (ANS) is the premier organization for those that embrace the nuclear sciences and technologies for their vital contributions to improving people’s lives and preserving the planet.

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Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
INMM is a nonprofit technical organization with worldwide membership of engineers, scientists, technicians, managers, policymakers, analysts, commercial vendors, educators, and students. The Institute promotes leading research and development as well as the practical application of new concepts, approaches, techniques and equipment for managing nuclear materials.

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Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
The fields of interest of the NPSS include Nuclear Science and Engineering (including radiation detection and monitoring instrumentation, radiation effects, nuclear biomedical applications, particle accelerators, and instrumentation for nuclear power generation), and Plasma Science and Engineering (including plasma dynamics, thermonuclear fusion, plasma sources, relativistic electron beams, laser plasma interactions, diagnostics, and solid state plasmas).