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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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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World Bank, IAEA partner to fund nuclear energy
The World Bank and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement last week to cooperate on the construction and financing of advanced nuclear projects in developing countries, marking the first partnership since the bank ended its ban on funding for nuclear energy projects.
Technical Session
Monday, May 9, 2022|4:00–6:00PM EDT|Calypso
Session Chair:
Donald Helton (NASA)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Susannah Howieson
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Assessing the Needs for Space Reactor Standards
Andrew Klein (Oregon State), Allen Camp (Consultant), Lee Mason (NASA Glenn Research Center), Karl Garman (FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation)
Paper
NASA Nuclear Flight Safety -- New Protocols for Safety and Mission Assurance
Donald Helton (NASA), Matt Forsbacka (NASA)
A Technical Interpretation of the SPD6 Radioactivity Limited "Sufficiently High" Disposition Orbit Lifetime for a Space Fission Reactor
Andrea Alfonsi (USNC-Tech), Michael Eades (USNC-Tech)
Summary of the Nuclear Risk Assessment 2019 Update for the Mars 2020 Mission Environmental Impact Statement
Daniel J. Clayton (Sandia)
Launch Approval Process for DOD Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems
Susan S. Voss (DARPA/TTO SETA)
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