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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC adopts ROP updates
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a significant overhaul of its Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) baseline inspection program that stresses a leaner, more risk-focused inspection process.
This adoption comes just over a month after NRC officials published their findings on the proposed ROP changes. The changes would reduce the number of hours spent annually on direct inspections at U.S. nuclear power plants by 38 percent.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 10, 2022|4:00–6:00PM EDT|Calypso
Session Chair:
Susan Voss (GNNALLC)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Patrick McClure (SNPC)
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Considerations for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Technology Readiness Level Advancement
Kelsa Palomares (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), James Werner (Walsh Engineering Services), Michael Todosow (Brookhaven ), Katey Lenox (INL)
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Space Nuclear Propulsion Technologies for Human and Robotic Missions
Anthony Calomino (NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate), Lindsey Holmes (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Samantha Austin (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
HALEU NTP Update -- Subscale Prototype and Full Scale Designs
C. Russell Joyner II (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Tyler Jennings (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Timothy Kokan (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Daniel J.H. Levack (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Christopher (Britton) Reynolds (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) Fission Product and Source Term Analysis
Reed Herner (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Kelsa Palomares (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Adam Boylston (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Lindsey Holmes (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
Draft General Design Criteria for the DRACO Thermal Nuclear Rocket -- Launch Safety Activities
Patrick McClure (Space Nuclear Power Corp.), Susan Voss (Global Nuclear Network Analysis), Tabitha Dodson (Defense Advanced Projects Agency), Nathan Greiner (Defense Advanced Projects Agency)
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