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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE awards $2.7B for HALEU and LEU enrichment
Yesterday, the Department of Energy announced that three enrichment services companies have been awarded task orders worth $900 million each. Those task orders were given to American Centrifuge Operating (a Centrus Energy subsidiary) and General Matter, both of which will develop domestic HALEU enrichment capacity, along with Orano Federal Services, which will build domestic LEU enrichment capacity.
The DOE also announced that it has awarded Global Laser Enrichment an additional $28 million to continue advancing next generation enrichment technology.
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 11, 2022|4:00–6:00PM EDT|Vanda
Session Chair:
Michael LaPointe (NASA)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Ronald Turner (ANSER)
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Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission
Theresa L. Benyo (NASA Glenn Research Center), Lawrence P. Forsley (Global Energy Corp.)
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Radioisotope-Enabled In-Ice RF Data Relay for a Europa Cryobot
Ralph Lorenz (Johns Hopkins APL), Kate Craft (Johns Hopkins APL), G. Wesley Patterson (Johns Hopkins APL), H. Brian Sequeira (Johns Hopkins APL), Robert Stilwell (Johns Hopkins APL), Robert F. Coker (Johns Hopkins APL), Matt Walker (Planetary Science Institute)
Pulsed Plasma Rocket: Improving Space Capabilities with Novel Neutronics Controls
Steve D. Howe (Howe Industries), Troy Howe (Howe Industries), Nathan Blaylock (Howe Industries)
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts: Mission Studies by the NASA Glenn COMPASS Team
Steven R. Oleson (NASA Glenn Research Center), Geoffrey A. Landis (NASA Glenn Research Center)
ExtraSolar Object Sample Return Enabled by Ultra Power Dense EmberCore Radioisotope Electric Propulsion -- NIAC Phase I Study Summary
Christopher Morrison (USNC-Tech)
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