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Conference Spotlight
2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Nuclear Science and Engineering
May 2026
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March 2026
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A year in orbit: ISS deployment tests radiation detectors for future space missions
The predawn darkness on a cool Florida night was shattered by the ignition of nine Merlin engines on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The thrust of the engines shook the ground miles away. From a distance, the rocket appeared to slowly rise above the horizon. For the cargo onboard, the launch was anything but gentle, as the ignition of liquid oxygen generated more than 1.5 million pounds of force. After the rocket had been out of sight for several minutes, the booster dramatically returned to Earth with several sonic booms in a captivating show of engineering designed to make space travel less expensive and more sustainable.
April 19–23, 2026
PHYSOR 2026: International Conference on the Physics of Reactors
Cosponsored by ANS
Turin, Italy
April 22–24, 2026
PBNC 2026 in conjunction with KAP Conference
Nuclear Energy for AI-Powered World
Busan, Republic of Korea|BEXCO
September 13–17, 2026
Plutonium Futures The Science 2026
Edinburgh, UK|AWE
September 28–October 1, 2026
The 15th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation, and Safety (NUTHOS-15)
Kashiwa-no-ha, Japan
October 12–16, 2026
TopFuel 2026
Tokyo, Japan
October 25–29, 2026
15th International Conference on Radiation Shielding and 23rd Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division
Jeju Island, South Korea|Hotel Lotte
