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Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case
The State of Texas has not one but two ongoing federal court challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that could, if successful, turn decades of NRC regulations, precedent, and case law on its head.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD|Cosponsored by THD
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Lincolnshire 1/2
Session Chair:
Lin-Wen Hu
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Erik H. Wilson
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A Limited and Generalized Study on LEU Fuel Cycle Costs for High-Performance Research Reactors
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Abdullah G. Weiss (NIST)
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Impact of U-10Mo Irradiation Thermo-Mechanical Effects on MURR LEU Safety Analyses
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Dhongik S. Yoon (ANL), F. Cetinbas (ANL), W. Mohamed (ANL), J. A. Stillman (ANL), E. E. Feldman (ANL), V. Mascolino (ANL), M. Pinilla (ANL), E. H. Wilson (ANL)
Fuel Conversion Efforts at the High Flux Isotope Reactor - a 2025 Status Update
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Carol W. Sizemore (ORNL), David Chandler (ORNL), Kevin Burg (ORNL), Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Donny Hartanto (ORNL), Joel L. McDuffee (ORNL), Tim Smith (ORNL)
The ADDER Open-Source Fuel Management Software and its Application to Research and Test Reactor LEU Conversion
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Christian Castagna (ANL), Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Kyle Anderson (ANL), Gerardo Aliberti (ANL), John A. Stillman (ANL), Mohamed Elsawi (ANL), Erik Wilson (ANL)
Progress on LEU U-10Mo Fuel Element Design, Testing, and Safety Analysis for Conversion of U.S. High Performance Research Reactors
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Kyle E. Anderson (ANL), Erik H. Wilson (ANL), Lin-Wen Hu (MIT), Maria Pinilla (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Abudullah Weiss (Nat'l Institute of Standards & Technology), Dhongik S. Yoon (ANL), John A. Stillman (ANL), Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Firat Cetinbas (ANL), Andrew S. Hebden (ANL)
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