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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Deep Isolation launches borehole disposal demonstration program
Nuclear waste technology company Deep Isolation Nuclear has launched a multiyear demonstration program of its deep borehole technology for disposing of nuclear waste. The full-scale, at-depth deep borehole demonstration program is being done in collaboration with Halliburton, Amentum, NAC International, and Occlusion Nuclear Solutions, along with the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center (DBDC).
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 10, 2022|10:30AM–12:30PM EDT|Calypso
Session Chair:
Susannah Howieson (DOE)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Donald Helton (NASA)
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UK Progress on Nuclear Space Power Systems
Jacob White (National Nuclear Laboratory), Tim Tinsley (National Nuclear Laboratory), Daniel Thatcher (Rolls-Royce Submarines), Oliver Ward (Rolls-Royce Submarines), Gary Jones (Rolls-Royce Submarines)
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Nuclear Propulsion and Trajectory Trades for a Mars Transit System
Christine M. Edwards (Lockheed Martin Space), Timothy Cichan (Lockheed Martin Space), Lisa May (Lockheed Martin Space)
Reactor and Coolant System Technology Maturation Strategy for Nuclear Electric Propulsion Applications
Dasari V. Rao (LANL), Kelsa Palomares (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Roger Myers (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Frank Curran (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Kurt Polzin (NASA), Adam Martin (NASA)
Evolution of Kilopower Reactors from Kilowatts to Megawatts
David Poston (Space Nuclear Power Corp.), Marc Gibson (Space Nuclear Power Corp.), Patrick McClure (Space Nuclear Power Corp.)
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