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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
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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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Webinar: MC&A and safety in advanced reactors in focus
Towell
Russell
Prasad
The American Nuclear Society’s Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division recently hosted a webinar on updating material control and accounting (MC&A) and security regulations for the evolving field of advanced reactors.
Moderator Shikha Prasad (CEO, Srijan LLC) was joined by two presenters, John Russell and Lester Towell, who looked at how regulations that were historically developed for traditional light water reactors will apply to the next generation of nuclear technology and what changes need to be made.
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS-2022) Plenary SPeaker
Tactical Technology Office (TTO)
Program Manager
DARPA
Maj. Nathan Greiner joined DARPA in July 2018 as a program manager in the Tactical Technology Office. His research interests include advanced power and propulsion technologies for land, sea, air, and space applications.
Before joining DARPA, Maj. Greiner completed a one-year fellowship at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where he focused on materials research. Previously, he served as a deputy branch chief and hypersonics research engineer in the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He also has held positions as a liaison officer with U.S. Special Operations Command at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and program manager for U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
Maj. Greiner holds a Doctor of Philosophy in aeronautical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Utah, and a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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