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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Going Nuclear: Notes from the officially unofficial book tour
I work in the analytical labs at one of Europe’s oldest and largest nuclear sites: Sellafield, in northwestern England. I spend my days at the fume hood front, pipette in one hand and radiation probe in the other (and dosimeter pinned to my chest, of course). Outside the lab, I have a second job: I moonlight as a writer and public speaker. My new popular science book—Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World—came out last summer, and it feels like my life has been running at full power ever since.
Technical Session
Monday, May 9, 2022|4:00–6:00PM EDT|Vanda
Session Chair:
Todd Tofil (NASA)
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Alternate Chair:
Sebastian Corbisiero (INL)
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The Hypatia Experiment Thermal Simulation
Mikaela Blood (LANL), Holly Tellue (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL)
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Neutronics and Heat-Transfer Analysis of a Compact kW-Class Moderated Spectrum Reactor
Vedant K. Mehta (LANL), Aditya P. Shivprasad (LANL), Dasari V. Rao (LANL)
The Transition of KRUSTY to a 50-kWe Kilopower System
David Poston (Space Nuclear Power Corp.), Marc Gibson (Space Nuclear Power Corp.), Patrick McClure (Space Nuclear Power Corp.)
Hydrogen Loss from Clad Metal Hydride Moderators
A.P. Shivprasad (LANL), Erik Luther (LANL), D. V. Rao (LANL)
Space Nuclear Power Technologies for Robotic and Human Missions
Anthony Calomino (NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate), Lindsey Holmes (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Samantha Austin (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
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