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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Industry Update—December 2025
Here is a recap of recent industry happenings:
Agreement signed on advanced nuclear technology in space
Texas-based space technology and orbital logistics developer Space Ocean Corporation and New Mexico–based space nuclear power systems developer Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes) have signed a letter of intent to explore the integration of advanced nuclear reactor technology into future space missions. Space Ocean agreed to test SpaceNukes’ 10-kilowatt microreactor aboard its ALV-N satellite and, if performance criteria are met, to use SpaceNukes as a core supplier of reactors for future Space Ocean lunar and planetary missions. The companies also agreed to examine the integration of fluid delivery systems with reactor modules, to collect operational data to support technology readiness certification, and to form a joint working group to pursue additional space infrastructure and commercial opportunities.
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)
Technical Session
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Palm B
Session Chair:
Matthew D. Bucknor
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Koroush Shirvan
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Digital Risk Analysis in Nuclear Engineering Projects: Designing for Safety, Performance, Reliability, and Security
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Shannon L. Eggers (INL), Robert W. Youngblood (INL)
Paper
Integration of NIS (Nuclear Instrumentation Systems) with FPGA based RPS controls as a Seamless Safety Control System and Hardware Platform
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Tighe Smith (Paragon Energy Solutions), Lewis Wetzel (Paragon Energy Solutions)
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Consequence-Based Security for a Low Enriched UO2 Fueled Microreactor
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Jérémy Mangin (Ecole polytechnique), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Jeong Ik Lee (KAIST), Neil Todreas (MIT)
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Implementing Multiple Control Paths in the Dual Error Propagation Graph for Stochastic Failure Analysis of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), Priyanka Pandit (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Laying the Foundations for the Development of a Probabilistic Model Checking Method to Quantify Common Cause Failure Parameters in Digital Instrumentation and Control
2:20–2:40PM PDT
Priyanka Pandit (NCSU), Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
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