ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Jun 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
July 2026
Nuclear Technology
June 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
May 2026
Latest News
MIT Maritime Consortium wins ABS approval
Maritime classification and certification organization the American Bureau of Shipping has granted its approval in principle (AIP) for the integration of a nuclear reactor into a cargo vessel propulsion system, as developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Maritime Consortium. This is the first AIP to be granted to a technology developed through the consortium, which includes founding members MIT, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, and Capital Maritime Group.
Technical Session
Monday, May 9, 2022|1:30–3:30PM EDT|Calypso
Session Chair:
Harold Gerrish (NASA)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Katey E. Lenox (INL)
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
INL Operations Improvements of Nuclear Enabled Missions for NASA
Eric Clarke (INL), Stephen Johnson (INL)
Paper
Perspectives on Demonstration and Qualifications Plans for Human-Rated NTP Systems
Ethan Chaleff (USNC-Tech), Doug Greisen (USNC-Tech), Michael Eades (USNC-Tech), Vishal Patel (USNC-Tech), Morgan Gulliver (USCN-Tech)
Flight Model of a Small ETG for the Low Earth Orbit Test
Jintae Hong (KAERI), Wanook Ji (KAERI), Jong-Bum Kim (KAERI), Kwang-Jae Son (KAERI), Jin-Joo Kim (KAERI)
Design of a Dynamic Radioisotope Power System Generator Testbed
Ernestina Wozniak (NASA Glenn Research Center), Salvatore Oriti (NASA Glenn Research Center), Rebecca Buehrle (NASA Glenn Research Center), Ronald Leibach (NASA Glenn Research Center), Max Yang (NASA Glenn Research Center), Matthew Stang (NASA Glenn Research Center), Paul Raitano (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Fabrication and Performance Testing of SiGe Unicouples with Cassini RTG Production Line Materials
Ike S. Chi (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Billy C.-Y. Li (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Kevin L. Smith (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Sutinee Sujittosakul (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Araseli Cortez (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Brian Phan (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Chen-Kuo Huang (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Pawan Gogna (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Gregory Gerig (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), George Nakatsukasa (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Vilupanur Ravi (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Bill Nesmith (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Jean-Pierre Fleurial (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
