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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE selects first companies for nuclear launch pad
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy and the National Reactor Innovation Center have announced their first selections for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad: three companies developing microreactors and one developing fuel supply.
The four companies—Deployable Energy, General Matter, NuCube Energy, and Radiant Industries—were selected from the initial pool of Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program applicants, the two precursor programs to the launch pad.
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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