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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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OSTP memo guides space nuclear plan
A White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memorandum released on Tuesday guides NASA, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense on their roles in deploying near-term space nuclear power.
This follows a series of NASA announcements last month—driven by the executive order “Ensuring American Space Superiority,” issued by Trump in December—including an ambitious timeline for establishing a moon base, which would rely on fission surface power (FSP) to survive the long lunar night at the moon’s south pole, and plans for a nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) rocket to be launched in 2028.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by YMG
Monday, June 8, 2020|3:30–5:15PM EDT|8
Session Chair:
Patrick J. Snouffer (Bechtel)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Timothy M. Crook (MCR Performance Solutions)
Track Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Eileen Cullen (American Nuclear Society)
Leadership roles can take many forms and present a variety of challenges. Whether you are a mid-career professional or still in school, it is never too early to start taking on leadership roles and develop your leadership style. Leaders from across the industry will share their experiences on how they reached higher leadership positions and approaches when presented with a difficult situation. Learn about strategies to obtain your first leadership role, how to progressively take on larger roles, differences in leadership styles and how to handle challenges your team could face.
John Kotek
Senior Vice President of Policy Development and Public Affairs
NEI
Oscar Prat
Westinghouse
Jhansi Kandasamy
INL Net Zero Director
Rachel Slaybaugh
University of California Berkeley
Amber Ruden
NAYGN/Exelon
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