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    These are websites of independent and open industry and governmental associations and societies of individuals involved in nuclear energy.
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    1   Link   University of Missouri-Rolla American Nuclear Society
    Here's a FAQ with no fancy bells and whistles. Topics include Radiation, Safety, Risk, Importance of Nuclear Power. As one would expect from a university chapter, extensive references are included at the bottom of the site. Answers are bite-sized and get you to the point quickly. If you still have questions about nuclear power after exploring the exhaustive topics, you can send in your questions right from the site; an answer is promised.     		306
    2   Link   Stanford University - FAQs on Nuclear Energy
    Did you know a uranium atom is worth ten million times more energy than a carbon atom (fossil fuel)? This FAQ answers questions you might want to know. Such as - can a nuclear power plant blow up like a nuclear weapon? Is plutonium the most poisonous substance on Earth?     		429
    3   Link   American Nuclear Society (ANS)
    Nuclear power news of all kinds. A highlight of this well-organized site is a news wire called Answer, which gives instant access to the latest articles related to nuclear power from Associated Press, Fox, and The Washington Post. ANS is a professional society formed in the '50s to promote scientific, educational and engineering uses of the atom. Read their code of ethics to see that nuclear scientists DO have a soul. Other pages keep track of ANS activities at large.     		356
    4   Link   Women in Nuclear (WIN) Canada
    WiN (Women In Nuclear) is a world-wide association of women working professionally in various fields of nuclear energy and radiation applications.

    WiN-Canada was formed in early 2004 and has been working to support the objectives of WiN-Global and emphasize and support the role that women can and do have in addressing the general public's concerns about nuclear energy and the application of radiation and nuclear technology. WiN-Canada also works to provide an opportunity for women to succeed in the industry through initiatives such as mentoring, networking, and personal development opportunities.     		724
    5   Link   Women in Nuclear (WiN) Global
    Founded in 1993, Women in Nuclear Global (WIN Global) is a global organisation which supports and encourages women working in nuclear industries throughout the world, particularly energy and radiation applications. WIN Global aims to promote the understanding and public awareness of the benefits of nuclear and radiation applications through a series of active networks, both national and international. Many countries have their own domestic WIN networks, often very active. WIN Global, a not-for-profit organisation, currently has around 2500 members in 68 countries.     		406
    6   Link   US Women in Nuclear
    The U.S. Women in Nuclear organization was established in May 1999 with the following strategic objectives: (1) to support an environment in nuclear energy and nuclear technologies in which women and men are able to succeed, (2) to provide a network through which the women in these fields can further their professional development, and (3) to provide an organized association through which the public is informed about nuclear energy and nuclear technologies. U.S. Women in Nuclear is the premier network of more than 3000 women and men who work in nuclear- and radiation-related fields around the country.     		445
    7   Link   World Nuclear Association
    The non-profit World Nuclear Association offers everything you wanted to know about uranium: origins, mining, processing, locations. There's a fun and easy-to-use nuclear power quiz that gives lots of feedback on correct and incorrect answers. The conversion calculator page offers handy tables that instantly convert volume, distance and weight into many different units.     		293
    8   Link   American Council on Global Nuclear Competitiveness
    Formed in 2005, the American Council on Global Nuclear Competitiveness is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks the return of American nuclear leadership to the world through the emergence of an U.S.-led global nuclear enterprise. The Council educates key audiences on the policies and technologies of an American nuclear renaissance and summons public and private sector leadership to organize and promote such a transformation.     		401
    9   Link   IAEA Power Reactor Information System (PRIS)
    Since 1970, the IAEA has been collecting and publishing data about the world's nuclear power plants. In order to facilitate the analysis of power plant performance and to produce relevant publications, the data were computerized in 1980, and the Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) was implemented. Since then, PRIS has been continuously updated and improved and it now constitutes the most complete data bank on nuclear power reactors in the world. It has been widely used and today constitutes an essential source of information on nuclear power.     		427
    10   Link   IAEA Nuclear Energy Handbook - 1000s of Web Links
    This collection of data contains entries which are freely available to the general public, as well as links to commercially or otherwise restricted data. Please use this index to browse our data base of nuclear related Internet web sites by subject category or by country.     		459
    11   Link   Russian Nuclear Museum
    In Aug 2005 Russia’s nuclear industry marked its 60th birthday. That birth was crucial not only for our country but for the whole human civilization. By creating a nuclear shield we had deprived the Untied States of its nuclear monopoly and had established a bipolar world – an unprecedented reality that had produced a drastic change in the world politics and human development. It was a unique situation: a nuclear weapon in the hands of two opposing powers had turned from an instrument of war into an instrument of coercion of potential aggressor into peace. For 60 years already we have lived without war and can now look back so as to see what we have done.     		385

    Official Resources

    site-nrc
    The US Nuclear Regulator Commission website has a wealth of information on the plants, safety protocols, and more. Link
    site-iaea
    The International Atomic Energy Agency is the primariy international nuclear authority focussing on nuclear verification and security, safety and technology transfer. Link
    site-nnsa
    The National Nuclear Security Administration deals with military use of nuclear power and nuclear weapons safety and proliferation. Link

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